…and then she said….
“promise to never leave me”
…although she pled…
I couldn’t save her
From what was in her head…
I begged…
For simplicity for peace…
For leniency…I was beat

So I wrote: I promise
To never leave you…
I will forever be by your side…

If you promise to save me a space…
So I too can be in your company…
In your mind…
In everything that you touch…
In between the beats of your heart…
The reason you smile…
Why you hate the sun’s shine…
It doesn’t matter…
I just want to matter…

But I know…
For you to see that I live…
I would have to die.
I will forever be by your side.