It is midnight and all I can't think about is you. I can't think about all of the memories we might have had. I can't think about the love we could have made. I can't remember the day I kissed you for the first time as my wife. I can't feel your warm embrace as your arms envelop my neck. I can't imagine a life with you. You were my rock, anchoring me below the surf as I fought to breathe. Deep gulps of water made it clear to me that I was drowning in your problems. "I love you" isn't worth drowning for.
When I was a boy, all I wanted was to be a man. The teachers told me, My parents told me, I told myself All I ever wanted was to be a man. Now I am nineteen, and a man. All that time trying, striving, for manhood. Now I want it all back...
Dear Grandpa, I know you're going through a hard time right now. They're saying you only have a week left. Is it true? Can you hear me? Stay strong, live... I need you. They say only a couple days now. I can't believe them, it seems so wrong. Please sit up. Please tell me you're okay. You can't leave, not now. They tell me there are only a few hours left. It's time to say good-bye. Time to let go of your hand. How can I do that to you? You never let go of me. You left last night. They took you away soon after. I don't know where you are now. How could you go?