I thought I knew him
That same old loopy grin
Those stubborn eyes
Those really hard times
His floppy brown hair
Had nothing to spare
But then the light went so dim
Closing his eyelids
He whispered something I couldn't hear
I just wanted him to be near
The summer past
Our love still last
He gave me the key to his heart
Who knew love could be an art
He was mine
For I gave him my time
I did not listen to those words that day
As I watched him slip away
Right beneath my fingertips
Closing his pale lips
The doctor said it was all an end
But I was his girlfriend
The words he said
Leapt into my head
The moment he had past
Too, too fast
"I love you," was his last breath.