On the ninth day
Began a new play
I met my Rose
And our friendship fast arose
Through trial and fire
We ran without tire
Facing daleks and cybermen
Her brilliance shining again and again.
A warmth in my hearts
Dulled my old, hardened art.
No sooner had the bad wolf struck,
Leaving us fresh out of luck.
But then the Rose bloomed
Soaking in TARDIS energy to save the doomed.
The clock rewound, the pain forgives
And at last, for once, everybody lives.
The energy swells,
In Rose it can no longer dwell.
The ninth day ends
As I bear the deadly load of my friend.
