Patchwork Quilt-Keali'i Reichel

Patchwork Quilt - Keali'i Reichel They unfolded your lives one by one They laid out your patchwork under the sun And people gathered from miles around To witness your quilt spread on the ground. And then they called out your name Oh yes they called out your name Oh and you will live forever You know that I'll be loving you Just like a patchwork quilt. Well there were men and women, mothers and fathers Sisters and brothers, daughters and sons And children and babies, and lovers and friends They all lay before me sewn into one. Your lives had meaning and your lives had joy You touches so many peole, many more than you will know And you wrapped yourselves around me As I walked along these rows You're letting me feel your beautiful souls. I feel the warmth of your lives Oh and you will live forever You know that I'll be loving you Just like a patchwork quilt. My heart spills over, flowing with tears I cry for your suffering and for your shortened years And I'll take you with me as I walk away Remembering you who have died with AIDS Yes, I remember your names Oh I remember your names Oh and you will live forever You know that I'll be loving you Just like a patchwork quilt.