Another of those regret-ty things. I don't know; I actually found myself on the brink of tears when I was writing this. Just me being emotional, I think. Enjoy it anyway—Nils and Ninian, my favourite characters to write about.
one more time, someday
Do you hear me? Do you hear me?
Do you hear my call to you?
Every second grows so heavy
Daylight never pays its due.
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Smile…your smile was full of laughter
Smile…that light of brimming love—
All my heart was shining wonder
Given life's breath from above.
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How your footsteps graced the sunrise;
How your dances made my day!
How I loved, I still remember
Every step and sweep and sway.
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And—it brings those tears of memory
When I think, how bright I smiled
Took my flute, wove something tuneful
Round your steps, gracefully wild
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Oh such joy! We went perfectly—
Now I cry to see the same
Every ribbon, every dancer
Brings and echo of your name.
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"One more time, someday," you whispered.
One more time, I promised you.
And that day, I walked so carefree—
That was my last day with you.
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How I wish it hadn't ended
How I wish I'd never crossed
"One more time"—it'll never be, now…
One last time, forever lost.
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—And each time, it hurts a little
More than what it did before
How I long now, more than ever
For our final, lost encore.
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Do you hear me? Do you hear me?
Broken promises and pain…
As the lies fall from the darkness
On my soul, a forlorn rain.