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At first, I thought it was the frail slouch of his shoulders and The bewildered words tumbling out his mouth and The rickety beat of his fragile heart, But then I looked into his lost eyes And saw emptiness. If I could pour every happy memory I own into his head, Just to see those bright blue eyes light up again, I would. If I could lose my most treasured dreams, So that he could remember his beloved wife again, I would. If I could break every healthy bone in my body To make his trembling heart beat strongly again, I would. If I could take away the struggle of each day And the suffering of the aching pain For each of my family members, I would. I would give my life ten times over And the future I desire, Just to see the man I remember Back again.
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Dec 3, 2013
Dec 3, 2013 at 2:24 PM UTC
If I could
At first, I thought it was the frail slouch of his shoulders and The bewildered words tumbling out his mouth and The rickety beat of his fragile heart, But then I looked into his lost eyes And saw emptiness. If I could pour every happy memory I own into his head, Just to see those bright blue eyes light up again, I would. If I could lose my most treasured dreams, So that he could remember his beloved wife again, I would. If I could break every healthy bone in my body To make his trembling heart beat strongly again, I would. If I could take away the struggle of each day And the suffering of the aching pain For each of my family members, I would. I would give my life ten times over And the future I desire, Just to see the man I remember Back again.
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george-arkley
Dec 3, 2013
Dec 3, 2013 at 2:24 PM UTC
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