Not knowing that when you saw him
It would be the last time.
Remembering the way he gazed
As I walked away
And he said goodbye to me
The lonely night after
That last encounter.
A death of someone you wanted
To share a life with.
A family that will never be.
A parentless child.
Taking his daughter from the funeral
To miss the crying crowd.
The sadness in her eyes when
You tell her he's not coming back.
Hearing her ask why
He left her here alone.
Looking into her eyes,
And seeing him.
Knowing I won't be the one
To take care of her.
The pain you see in a family
Having to tell his loved ones
His final words about life.
Walking the paths we once took,
Hand-in-hand.
Sorting through your loved one's clothes,
His scent still lingering...
Sleeping in his shirt just to have
Some part of him still close.
Realizing all the things he said,
When it's far too late to help.
