Keep in My Mind

I Think I Watched My Lover Die

~Tiger Fan

I think I watched my lover die,

I watched the light fade from his eyes,

The eyes that once stood still for hours,

just to find the perfect flowers,

We began each day with a text,

and imagined about what could be next,

I never once, saw the clock,

I never once, heard the it's "tock,"

but then one day, on a summer evening,

I noticed his eye was no longer gleaming,

I watched the light fade from his eyes,

I even heard his first lies,

Never, I thought, was I ever more ill,

Never, I thought, would I swallow this pill,

Deep inside, I knew in my heart,

I would no longer be the art

At first, for sure, I thought it'd be me,

that I would be the one lost at sea,

but then, the day came and past,

the one I thought, I would never last,

for the pain I felt out grew the feeling,

that I was the one who brought him meaning,

I was finally able to treat the pain,

but I could never, get him out my brain,

all aside I surely died,

but then the day came where I realized,

"'twas not I," I said, and sighed,

'twas my lover who said his goodbye's

The choice was mine, to live on or free,

the choice I made, shocked even me,

Freely, I live with a beating heart,

Freely, I live with on with art,

Although, I find, I return to the places,

the places where we kissed each others faces,

And to the pier where you stood near,

"I love you," are the words I hear,

I pay my respects and deepest regrets,

'twas his goodbyes, caused the biggest hit,

Love that is felt, surely never dies,

so you should never expect dry eyes,

I'm convinced, I did not die,

I watched the light fade from his eyes,

Although, today, I will not lie, my eyes still remain un-dry,

'twas my lover...was the one that died...

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