Three Little Words

Three words were all she asked for
Three words were what she’d need
She was standing at death’s door
But the world had paid no heed

He had given her life; a new hope
Listened when no one had heard
But he gave her so much; too much
That she began to yearn for those words

She had wished upon a shooting star
To please just satisfy her desire
But the star could not grant her wish
Anymore than fire can quench fire

The star asked if she still believed
Because a wish is just a myth
She cried and cried but couldn’t agree
Refused to see where the truth would fit

She waited for him to be there
But he wouldn’t ever come
When she saw he only meant a little care
She knew her life was done

Without those three little words
She couldn’t bear to live
What fatal three little words
Three words he couldn’t give