It has been a while, hasn't it old friend?
Since the day I saw you last.
Tears in your eyes as I drew my last breath
Blurry you became until darkness surrounded my vision.
I felt lost, alone, tired.
I knew you had felt the same.
It was time to move on to a bigger and brighter place,
But I couldn't bring myself to leave you alone.
So I stayed.
I followed you that night back to your home
And I lay beside you as you slept
Though you hadn't noticed my presence.
You awoke nearly a day later and you hardly moved.
Your eyes opened briefly
A moments confusion before the tears came again.
I wanted to hold you, to comfort you
But I could only watch
I couldn't leave you here alone,
So I decided to stay.

A week went by
I had found a way to see you, but only while you slept
In your dreams I awaited you every night
Where I could see you, and you could see me too
And its was like old times again
We spent the dreaming nights dancing under the moon,
Singing beneath the stars,
and whispering words of our love with the night sky as our witness
Then you would awake
And the dream faded to reality.
And once more we would be apart.

Months went by
You had barely left your house.
Your mother offered to let you stay with her for a while
But you refused.
So you stayed there all alone, with only your shadow for company.

Years had gone by
Everyone you knew had lost touch
Though you hardly seemed to notice.
I couldn't bare to let you suffer, but what was I to do?
I could only see you in your dreams
It was only there that I could hold you once more
Where I could embrace you and whisper words of comfort in your ear.
But that night was different.
That night as I lay beside you under the night sky, the moon was vacant.
The stars did not shine as bright.
"Its time," I said to you
And the light faded from your eyes
"But where will you go?
What will I do without you?"
Tears welled in your eyes.
I wrapped my arms around you and held you close for the last time.
"You will find another. There will always be another,
But I will be with you always, in spirit.
Perhaps you will see me in your dreams,
Or perhaps you will hear my whispers on the wind,
But you must move on, as I move on as well.
But I will always be with you. if you know where to look".

That was the last time I would ever hold you
You awoke not but a moment later
Clutching the open air beside you
My vision became blurry like all those years before
I took a deep breath as I watched you step out the door
And fade from sight.

Our love will never die
Though we are apart, we are one
Our bond is strong
One day, we will meet again
But for now, my love
I wish you all the best
May your heart find its way back to those you love
And may you live through many adventures
I will be waiting on the other side
Waiting to hold you once more
Farewell my love...

...For now...