She is a Beautiful Pang

For Mildi

Her soul is the air I breathe
Her voice the music I imbibe
She is the melody of my joy
She is my fossilized pain
An unconditional adoration
When she is afar, the world withers
When she is estranged, the heart withers
When she is happy, salvation flickers
She is the fairy mother children love
A companion, a confidante, a dove
May God taxidermize her child-like soul
For those who are bound to lose all light
May God never leave this lifelong love out of His sight
May a thousand bolts of pain strike me
If that be the price to hear her giggle
For she is a beautiful pang