Christina A. Sharik
SAY MY NAME

Thurman “Woody” Woodfork

Stanley WoodforkSay my name
‘though I am gone
It makes me live again
Don’t just think of me ~
speak my name aloud
I am not just dead
wrapped in a shroud
of mystery and fears
and empty hearts
and sad, sad tears
When you speak my name
I come alive again
I will be waiting.
I will be listening
and hoping you
will remember me
So, speak my name
that I might be
set free.
©Copyright July 23, 2007 by Christina A. Sharik
Author’s Note: For Woody and Stanley
“To speak the name of the dead is to make them live again.” ~ An ancient Egyptian tomb inscription from the “Book Of The Dead”