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.

.

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It's long past midnight,

Soon you will be gone.

I wish I could follow

But I just don't belong.

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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.

.

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Will you even think of me?

Of what we could have been?

Or are you too blinded

By the quest you hold within?

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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.

.

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If all dreams were magic

And my wishes came true,

I'd shun the sight of heaven

Just to be close to you.

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We'd soar and we'd climb

We'd never be apart.

We'd learn to love and fight

The windmills of the heart.

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All the years that we've wasted

Would disappear like the mist

That hovers in the valleys

Until the sun is kissed.

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Until that day I guess

I will have to struggle on.

I'll still be here waiting

You've known it all along.

.

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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.

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Molly xxx