Never Leaving
Wrap me around that finger you have,
For I am the friend you keep,
I'm always here on the bylines,
Always remaining by your side,
And my hope is never leaving,
Never staying long behind this line,
Ready to strike and keep you safe,
But you say you want to leave,
And this is something I cannot see,
So what shall I believe?
I got the hint the first time,
Right when you smacked me flat on the head,
Dare say it made room on my face,
I prayed to the gods that you wouldn't use mace,
But now I'm here for each other's sakes,
I won't let you disappear from here,
I won't shed these tears,
I have come to release us from our fears.
Do you remember the time before in the mist,
When you broke your wrist,
Blamed it all on me just because you missed,
And I knew something was amiss,
Because you were never cold like this.
You said you wanted power,
But you should have known that makes me louder,
And though you would cremate me till I'm powder,
The fact that you can't catch me appears to be your downer,
But this only makes our sensei prouder,
When our friendship comes to full flower.
You try to say your sorry,
But choke on the words of intention,
But I understand,
I am too indifferent to affection,
Just so you know that I am here,
Standing at these same bylines of deception,
Even when your ideas are a bit deranged,
A friend that remains by your side,
Always and never leaving.