Let me hold you one last time
as light grows dim
and eyes begin to see
the ending of the world.
Let me take you in my arms
a final close embrace
to chase away
the terrors now unfurled.

Here upon this field of gore
and pain, I wish that
I could swap my place
for yours and let you live.
Yet, ours is not to cheat the one
who comes to claim
your final breaths and
take away all you have left to give.

Maybe we will meet again
at end of time when
world lays broken
and our souls are once more free to fly.
Then love, once hidden may be
shown the light and
naught will separate us, you and I.