These poems are dedicated to the lovely Edhla, happiest of birthdays dear!
A/N The settings for the following poems take place after the Fall. Molly has just helped Sherlock fake his death and he is preparing to leave to dismantle Moriarity's web.
I wish there was a way to give team writing a proper acknowledgement.
Molly's Lament is written by Patemalah21 while Doctor Napalm graciously agreed to write Sherlock's Response and give it an authentic male perspective.
Send me no flowers – Molly's Lament
You say that I've counted
And I guess that it's true,
But counting means nothing
When I'm losing you.
.
I watch your eyes go distant
The cold come crashing down
You're standing right in front of me
But you are not around.
.
You know I'd do anything, say anything
For you.
But it's not enough
And the going is rough,
It's true.
.
So send me no flowers,
Tell me no lies.
I know where I stand
And I just need to cry.
.
.
It's long past midnight,
Soon you will be gone.
I wish I could follow
But I just don't belong.
.
I just want to hold you
To feel loved for one night.
But destiny is calling
And I'm lost to your sight.
.
You know I'd do anything, say anything
For you.
But it's not enough
And the going is tough,
It's true.
.
So send me no flowers,
Tell me no lies.
I know where I stand
And I just need to cry.
.
.
Will you even think of me?
Of what we could have been?
Or are you too blinded
By the quest you hold within?
.
If I had the power
This heart of mine would heal.
I'd learn to live and love again
And forget that you are real.
.
You know I would do anything, say anything
For you.
But it's not enough
And now things are tough,
It's true.
.
So send me no flowers,
Tell me no lies.
I know where I stand
and I just need to cry.
.
.
If all dreams were magic
And my wishes came true,
I'd shun the sight of heaven
Just to be close to you.
.
We'd soar and we'd climb
We'd never be apart.
We'd learn to love and fight
The windmills of the heart.
.
All the years that we've wasted
Would disappear like the mist
That hovers in the valleys
Until the sun is kissed.
.
Until that day I guess
I will have to struggle on.
I'll still be here waiting
You've known it all along.
.
.
I would do anything, say anything
For you.
But it's not enough
And I'm falling apart,
It's true.
.
So send me no flowers,
Tell me no lies
I know where I stand
And I just need to cry.
.
Molly xxx
