Eternal Cry

There he stood, at the end of it all,
Wondering what it was all for,
As swayed, about to fall,
He wondered could he have done more,
A shadow loomed, long and tall,
A skeletal hand grasped his shoulder,
Frozen he stood, wooden like a doll,
As the shadow whispered ‘no older’…

Shocked to the core, gripped by fear,
His breath began to wane,
His eyes grew dim, but managed a tear,
As his body was overcome by pain,
Regret soon struck, he was so near,
But love forever evaded him,
This was the thing, so severe,
That put him into his coffin…

In his mind, his life was empty,
All those he loved were gone,
This was untrue, as in reality,
One continued to live on,
She was the one he loved completely,
Unknown to him, her love was strong,
But now he’s left, unwillingly set free,
And their chance at love was gone…

His corpse lay still in front of her…
She could see the lone tear in his eye…
She bottled it and kept it forever…
And began her eternal cry…