Grand

I read the signs like you have taught me
You taught me well
What is learned can be passed on
Swallowed by the sea to be washed up at the shore again
We carried you home
What is broken can not be fixed
Your veins are growing narrow
From the years of neglect
We went to find help
What is fading will not return
Some parts were missing
Others were broken
We tried to push forward
What is rotten can not be saved
The weight was overwhelming
Your shoulders slowly collapsing
We prayed for your salvation
What is lost should not be found
We prepared for your departure
Though you were already gone
We held your hand as you slipped away
What is remembered will live on
You were grand. You were beautiful
We will teach the new ones
Just like you taught us
You were grand
You were beautiful
You were grand
You were beautiful
Nothing can be saved
All we love can not be saved
No one can be saved