My Last Goodbye

My Last Goodbye

We were standing close.
I knew what would
Happen next.
I don’t know
Why I did it,
But how
Could I not?

As soon as he
Lifted his arm,
I gave you a hug,
A hug of protection.

And when it hit,
The pain I couldn’t bear.
The regret, you know
It was there.

But I knew I had
Saved you
My life had meant
Something.

My legs went limp,
And the tears, they fell
You held me so close
It felt so good.

My body so cold,
Yours so warm.
As you lowered me
To the ground
The only thing I
Wished
Is that you wouldn’t
Have been so sad,
So shocked,
So horrified.

I looked into your eyes
And smiled.
Their beauty,
Overwhelming.
So blue, so scared.

The gunman,
Had runaway.
I could tell
By the silence.

The sight of your tears,
Heartbreaking.
But I couldn’t keep
My eyes open.
The tug of death,
The weight of the pain.
It had ruined the best day.

This, my love, is
My last goodbye.
I whisper these
Words, In hopes
You will hear.