Rob Lenihan

 The Leap 

You jumped into my lap and became an angel,

You left behind a trail of miracles,

Every day I ask why you had to leave, 

why you’re not with me where you belong.

I tell myself you’re wanted in other realms,

But I can’t believe anyone needs you more than I do.

You jumped into my lap and become a song,

I play it in my heart every single day, even as the lyrics fade and the memory goes dim.

The music you left behind is becoming more distant as I grow older, and I’d give everything I have to hear it one more time.

You jumped into my lap and became a memory, 

Of anger, pain and love,

I play the hallowed recollections again and again and beg for penance,

I never thought this could happen, I never thought you’d be gone. 

Time is unforgiving, recollection a curse, and left me in a place where I don’t belong.

You jumped into my lap, and turned into light,

A fluorescent dream that I chased down the length of the train station,

Jumping from beam to beam, always insight and forever out of reach

I ran to the end of the platform and lost you in train’s blinding roar.

You jumped into my lap and then you were gone.

I never took the time to say how much you meant to me, 

And how I’ll keep running down that platform,

Through the howling metal wind, chasing after you,

Until I join you in the holy light

-- Rob Lenihan, March 15, 2024