One Thousand Goodbyes

I hear your whispers in the night, 

I see us planning to take flight.

I remember soaring through the air,

Through a land with no despair. 

There was a time when you were there,

When I could do what even the brave wouldn't dare.

There was a time when I could do anything,

When we ruled our own world, as kings. 

But now your fire has lost it's blaze,

And I'm stuck, in this endless maze. 

You were my only true friend,

I wanted to stay with you until the end. 

I wanted to explore the whole world with you, 

The one I will explore it with now, I don't know who. 

I wish for you to see me now, by my side,

But I know that can never happen, now that you've died. 

I still remember, it's been burned into my mind,

Everywhere I look, it's you I find. 

I dream that I chase you, through the trees,

Through the marshes, carried on the breeze.

But when I wake up, all alone,

I realize then, that I'm on my own. 

How I wish I could remember you,

Without my despair coming back too. 

I see you again, limp and still,

And a gap was created, that could never be filled. 

I remember holding your paw, on the very last day,

Feeling how all of the warmth in it drained away. 

The worst part was, it just looked as if you were going to bed,

But I knew the truth, that you were dead. 

No more birthdays, holidays, or time spent with you, 

I didn't want to believe it, but I knew it was true.

That night, I dreamt that you were calling to me,

But everywhere I looked, there was nothing to see. 

Now I dream that I'm up in the sky, 

Dozens of lost pets, floating by.

I face a bridge, the Rainbow Bridge, 

And you're on the other side, standing on the ridge. 

I run forward, and so do you, 

That wistfulness inside of me grew and grew.

But that day will not come anytime soon,

For in my life, it is still noon.

I can live this life without you, because you are still there,

Watching me always, from high in the air. 

I vow, that even if we're parted,

I will make sure to finish what you started.