My Sphere of Madness

Don’t Let Go

“I’m leaving today”
Words I never thought I’d say
“Can’t stay with you forever”

You nodded and sighed
something inside of me died
Though you promised me you’d never

..let me go

Don’t let me leave you like this
Don’t let this be our last kiss
Don’t you dare to let go
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I encountered Death today, he sat beside me on a bench in the park, an old man hardened by his many years. We sat a long while in silence, as I watched him feeding the pigeons. He sighed and gazed after them as they took flight into the clear blue sky.
“It wears an old man out, this work I do.” He said as he looked right through me with a distant stare. “It tires me not being wanted when I come. And it breaks my heart when they welcome me with a smile.”
I studied his face, as I memorized each furrow and line. I took note of crooked fingers on hands that were shaking, nearly unnoticeable. A long life on duty in the afterlife, as a bringer and a guide, was reflected in his eyes, and had given him a sorrowful smile.
He sighed again, and closed his eyes. And as I watched my aging friend, I couldn’t help but wonder; could Death ever retire?
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HE HELD HER HAND ALL TO TIGHT, BUT HE DID’NT WANT TO LET IT GO.
HIS EYES WERE CLOSED, HIS SMILE WAS GONE, HE DIDN’T WANT TO TELL HER “NO”.
SHE’D TRIED TO ASK HIM TIMES AGAIN, BUT HE DIDN’T WANT TO HEAR.
‘CAUSE WHAT SHE WANTED WAS THE ONE THING THAT HE COULDN’T SPARE.
STILL HE KEPT HER HAND IN HIS, COULDN’T BEAR TO LET GO OF IT.
WHAT SHE WAS KILLING WITH HER WORDS WAS THE FLAME THAT SHE’D ONCE LIT.
HE KNEW THAT THEY WERE AT THE END,THERE WAS NOTHING MORE TO SAY.
BUT EVEN SO, IF HE COULD, HE WOULD HAVE BEGGED OF HER TO STAY.
HE NEEDED HER MORE THAN AIR, SHE WAS KEEPING HIM ALIVE.
WHAT SHE ASKED WAS NOT THAT MUCH, AND NOT SOMETHING TO DEPRIVE.
BUT HE’D BEEN DOWN THIS LINE BEFORE, THE SCARS IT LEFT WAS DEEP.
AND WHAT WAS LEFT WAS NOT A HEART HE RECKONED WORTHY TO KEEP.
YET, HERE SHE WAS, BEGGING FOR PERMISSION TO FIX THIS BROKEN PART,
TO LET HER LOVE HIM, AND IN TIME, TO MEND HIS BROKEN HEART.
AS HIS EYES SLID DOWN TO MEET HERS, HE REALIZED THAT HE’D LOST.
HE WANTED TO KEEP HOLD OF THIS GIRL – AT ANY COST.
AND AS HE COMPREHENDED THE FACT, HE FELT A THROBBING PAIN,
AND KNEW THAT HE DIDN’T CARE, THERE WAS TOO MUCH TO GAIN.
HE WAS AT HER WILL, WOULD GIVE HIS ALL, MAKE HER HIS IF SHE’D ALLOW.
HE HELD HER HAND ALL TO TIGHT, BUT FOR A DIFFERENT REASON NOW…

THE SUSPENSE IS KILLING ME!
‘CAUSE I KNOW WHERE I WANT TO BE.
BUT YOU WON’T MAKE A MOVE, STAY COMPLETELY STILL.
YOUR ACTIONS RESOUND YOUR DETERMINED WILL.
YOU TELL ME NOTHING, WON’T SAY ONE WORD,
THINKING I WOULDN’T LIKE WHAT I HEARD.
BUT YOU MUST KNOW, I WANT TO UNDERSTAND
HOW I CAN GET HOLD ON YOUR ELUSIVE HAND.
I NEED YOU TO TELL ME HOW TO BREACH YOUR LINE,
HOW I CAN REACH YOU, AND MAKE YOU MINE..