Pain that slashes like a knife
Eyes that are devoid of life
Crimson stains the floor below
Cries that hold the tales of woe
I see my life before my eyes
And slowly come to realize
The words I said were full of hate
Maybe, just maybe, it isn't too late
To repair the damage that I've done
And somehow tell her only son
The words I've never said before
They haunt me to my very core
I cringe as breathing starts to fade
And sigh as my soul starts to wade
Across the border between dark and light
I understand eternal night-
Has come to claim me finally, at last
I can divulge my horrid past
What I've done can never be paid back
I know now as my vision turns to black
I freely give my memories
In the hope that he'll remember me
For who I tried to be, not who I was
It's important to me because
His mother, whom I loved so dear
Is gone and sadly can never hear
The words I say to him are the ones I should've said
To her long ago, but I say to him instead
Through the pain I pull him near
But say loudly for all to hear
I'm sorry for all that I have done
I guess in the end I never won
What I really wanted and I say this is true
Was to spend life with her; and now you
Know the story of my life
Know the perils, trials, and tails of strife
I've had to go through, had to endure
I can die knowing now my soul is pure
Cleansed of the hatred I had shown to you
I can do now what I've never been able to
Love freely, truly, and without restraint
I leave this life with no complaint
I feel no strength left in these bones
The love of my life is calling me home
I see her face, I see her eyes
I see her breaking as she cries
Her hand goes up to hold her heart
As she promises to do her part
And for the last time the green eyes meet black
My heart can now rest knowing that
I'll soon be in her arms again
Our life together can begin
If not alive then forever in death
I have taken my final breath
My body goes limp and my soul is freed
I walk down the path I know will lead
To salvation, to life, and to my love
I exit this world for the world above.
