DRIFT AWAY
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I see you peacefully drifting away.
I watch as you fly.
Knowing that there is no chance.
Wishing we could touch.

Waiting for the final blow.
Knowing the pain will linger.
Warm heart, beating.
I do not die.

Dry eyes, dreaming.
I have no way to reach you.
A gentle wind lifts you away.
My arms open, set you free.

Memories.
Forever fill my soul.
While my heart becomes once again.
Empty.


THUNDER
March 27, 1997