One day left together
I wouldn’t change this life we made
The rain I love, strange this weather
One day left & we fade

There couldn’t be anything more
A life lived longer now
You saw me through the window, walked through the door
I always ask the question, how?

Steps up a mountain so long
I swam a sea that swept me so far
They accused me, I wasn’t wrong
You came back, together we’re

Now we sit here alone
No world to call our own
I wouldn’t ask for anyone else
A king on my perfect throne

When we go, there won’t be a spectacle
When we leave, they won’t see us go
Far away from them, we’ll be mystical
Lead me now, you know I will follow

Enter through the smallest light
Grasp through the bonds ahead
Since time began it’s been a fight
This is a skin that you have to shed

Into a world you do not know
The one you left behind so small
Scared, there isn’t anything below
Ahead you see someone so tall

This is your life now
Held in my cradling arms
You do not know how
I now know your charm

Everything that came before is not
Everything now is what can be
You lie before me, nestled in your cot
When you open your eyes, I am what you see

This journey will be long and hard
Together we can find a place
As random as the draw of the card
But there is only one of your face

To change this would be a crime
Nothing could have changed my dream
You made the move, achieved the climb
Now I cry as I see your smile gleam

How do we see ourselves?
A life not yet complete
Books & notes stacked on shelves
Memories fade, junk to delete

We’ve loved, we’ve lost
We move around in circles
Another challenge, whatever the cost
Time is not for the young

A face from the past
A friend from that corner
It was good, but it didn’t last
Cling tight, you may not know her

Together we lived, we laughed
Kindred spirits so it was told
We built our world, mastered the craft
Decades pass, we’ve become so old

Remembering is the fight, the battle
Thoughts are scattered, they crumple
Another day, one more life
Stay that way, always so humble

Full of sorry, endless worry
Did it end because we knew?
Somewhere outside it could be
Not safe or sound, it’s true

I ran, you walked too
My knees hurt from the grit
The only question is who
I asked once, please will you sit

One shot, back of my heart
Poison aim, callous marksman
There was so much time
I perfect like an art

The good came with a flag
The bad with a gun
Every shot covered with a rag
You took it, you’re done

No one can say why
We fled the pain & disgust
Cross the street, say hi
Bang goes your dying trust

Gone now, lost I can’t say how
Follow me till it hurts
Small spaces, screaming faces
Does this feel familiar?

It’s the where, the who
Crumbled lungs but no why
Turn the clock, flick the switch
Is it real here?

Seconds from far away
Arms holding up, empty cries
Wipe the paint away
Hold me till I stop?

This isn’t the way to be
Beep beep
Fade to black, hear the call
Did it come for me?

The shaking leaves settle
Cushioned between smiles, stuck inside
Closer to weakness
Have you come for me?

It’s okay now
Could I be the who, the where?
Don’t start the tears
You have come for me

A world made of mirrors
You couldn’t see what was behind you
Those sharp cuts from my scissors
You chose to not what to do

We felt serenity within each other
A realm outside of their existence
A life together, a universe to discover
But a slip led us to this instance

Carried into a blinding light
You hold my hand
Blood rushing, our skin crushed tight
I know it hurts, this that you cannot stand

The first embrace, our first kiss
Forever was a time you’d find
Quashed into oblivion, this time we miss
Melancholy, nothing else on your mind

Small moments are what I see
The large sky above falls into dark
Alone now, lost you maybe
Our love is eternities lasting mark

I’m broken, beaten by the game we play
Crushed by your hands, stung by the poison
I’m falling outside your stare, don’t make me stay
A sparkle on the wall, a shine on the horizon

Armies in front of me, plagues just behind
Bleeding on the ground, bones stare to the moon
My grip wavers, the hope I try to find
You could be the end, the start of my doom

Kneel to the flaws, bow down beneath the pain
Laugh & curse my name, this is a game to you
If it ends today, you won’t have my tears to gain
Close my eyes, wait for reckoning too

Swallow the kindness that life gave
Remember those memories before
There is still a soul left to save
A spark, a protagonist plucked from lore

He fought beside the light
I couldn’t see then, he knows now
An army mustered his might
Strength left, even they don’t see how

He isn’t there, a mystery presence
Standing above the armies, the hoards
The fight began with my essence
This is the future I fight towards