The One Left Behind

Side by side they stand
Forever hand in hand
The one left behind falls to her knees
Bring him back to my arms
She cries with tears in her eyes
Little does she know
She will always be
The one left behind
She will always cry his name
On the dark stormy nights
She will dream of him in her sleep
Some day she will see him
With his child in his arms
His wife next to him
With the most beautiful smile
She will smile and say hello
He will not recognize her
She will say her name
And fight the tears
They will talk for a while
Then walk in different directions
She will go home and cry
Until the day she dies
She will be left behind.
Someday they will become friends again
After his divorce
They will fall in love all over again
She will see him on the day she dies
About 40 years later
He will look into her eyes
And she will utter those three words
She will tell him she loves him
And always has
He will take her hand
And kiss his old friend softly
He will whisper her name
As she drifts off into everlastingly sleep
He will cry and hold her limp body closer
When the day comes
He will go to her grave with a strong face
He will sit down and ask her why she had to leave
A tear will fall from his eyes
Because he is now the one left behind