My life unravelled, I came undone
The day they took my little one
From me you were borne away
Not to be seen for many a long day
I was shattered, my heart broke in two
The day they parted me from you
But somehow you came back to me
And from the darkness set me free
When I was in the depths of despair
You came and found me, took me from there
Took me by the hand, led me out in to the light
And promised that everything would be alright
But then war came and found you again
Taking from me my dearest friend
Long I cried, many tears I shed
For you my dearest, when we thought you dead
But fate had left in her room for one more surprise
When they finally found you, weak but alive
You were granted a final reprieve
And I was spared the need to grieve
Still she was hard on you; she never spared you from pain
And often it appeared your strength would wane
At these times you would put up a valiant fight
And show once again to us your bravery and might
Now I watch you as you smile and laugh
My soul no longer torn in half
For my little lad has come back to me
Grown now and stronger than I ever dreamed you'd be.
A/N: I very rarely do poetry but somehow this popped in my head today and I thought it would be the perfect accompaniment to Only Sleeping. Please feel free to comment, I know the technical side may not be so great, but I would love to know what you thought of the poem itself.
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