What He Couldn't Save
He once had a dream that
She had fallen into an abyss, her arms outstretched
And as she cried out
She had died sometime prior
Quietly, she accepted her fate
The illness she suffered was much too severe
She never woke up
He was left behind, haunted by her passing
She was young, most certainly
Practically a child, for all sakes and purposes
And illness took her away
He fought and searched in vein for a cure
Yet, it became all too late
Her illness progressed
And it was explained that she wouldn’t have long
She fell asleep soon after
Days passed and she never seemed to awake
Her life was what couldn’t be saved
He had lost so much and
Now he remains full of regret
Her life wasn’t the only thing he couldn’t save
He wanted so much to make it up to her
Yet, she had fallen ill as he was working out how
She never truly knew
Their bond was damaged, seemingly beyond repair
Now, it was beyond too late
She had passed on
Without a cure,
He could only sit by her side as
She quietly slipped away
She didn’t even notice he was there
Ever since, she still lingered
In memory and in spirit, almost near eternally
Bound in to this world
He feels her there, watching silently
And he misses her terribly, forevermore plagued
By a recurrent nightmare
He was too late
Memories of her came flooding back,
Bittersweet memories like the photographs
Taken a long time ago
A painful reminder of what was
And what he couldn’t save
She had fallen into an abyss, her arms outstretched
And as she cried out
She had died sometime prior
Quietly, she accepted her fate
The illness she suffered was much too severe
She never woke up
He was left behind, haunted by her passing
She was young, most certainly
Practically a child, for all sakes and purposes
And illness took her away
He fought and searched in vein for a cure
Yet, it became all too late
Her illness progressed
And it was explained that she wouldn’t have long
She fell asleep soon after
Days passed and she never seemed to awake
Her life was what couldn’t be saved
He had lost so much and
Now he remains full of regret
Her life wasn’t the only thing he couldn’t save
He wanted so much to make it up to her
Yet, she had fallen ill as he was working out how
She never truly knew
Their bond was damaged, seemingly beyond repair
Now, it was beyond too late
She had passed on
Without a cure,
He could only sit by her side as
She quietly slipped away
She didn’t even notice he was there
Ever since, she still lingered
In memory and in spirit, almost near eternally
Bound in to this world
He feels her there, watching silently
And he misses her terribly, forevermore plagued
By a recurrent nightmare
He was too late
Memories of her came flooding back,
Bittersweet memories like the photographs
Taken a long time ago
A painful reminder of what was
And what he couldn’t save