Eternity
To live for eternity is a blessing.
I never have to face that which is death.
I never have to venture into the unknown depths of the Great Beyond.
I can roam the earth forever.
I can love you forever.
Those were my thoughts the day I pledged myself to you.
But now, looking upon your snow covered grave, I realize that
To live for eternity is a curse.
A curse of the most evil kind.
I stood by helpless while you aged.
I watched your hair turn gray; your bright eyes fade into dimness.
Me? I remained unchanged.
While you ventured towards the unknown, I stayed behind.
You went alone. I couldn't hold onto your pale hands as you left me.
I can only imagine the journey.
I can only imagine it.
I have since longed for the tender touch of your hand on my cheek.
Your angelic face is as distant as the flaming stars I gaze upon now.
"Do you watch over me?" I ask.
I can't hear your answer. You're much too far away.
As the years pass, my memories do not fade.
You're still as vivid as ever.
Burden upon burden gathers on my shoulders
But my journey is not finished. It will never end.
Decade after decade, millennium after millennium is endless.
I'm bond to this life.
Everyone's gone.
Our children, our grandchildren, our friends, our family…
What else is there for me to do?
I can yell, but can you hear?
I can cry, but will you be there to wipe away my tears?
I can laugh, but will you laugh with me?
No… Mortality has taken you from me.
To live for eternity is a blessing?
It's a curse, a curse of the most evil kind.
Eternity is nothing but forever, forsaken, loveless, lonely…
Alone…
I am cursed with the burdens of all the eternities forever and always.
And the worst part is, I will never see you again.