Forgotten Heroes
** This poem is dedicated to Tifa. I never really understood her, although she was a sweet, and strong character. I pitied her because she was always second best, but loved Aeris and never really had time for Tifa. Maybe Cloud felt the same way. Just a thought.**
Time waits for no one.
I sit on my porch,
On this blustery autumn night,
And I am swept away
Back, to yesterday.
I remember your smile,
Your vivid blue eyes;
How you held me up
When I fell down
And quieted my fears.
We journeyed far and wide,
With many friends
By our sides.
Yet you were always,
Always the one
To laugh away the darkness,
To listen to our cries,
To wipe away the tears,
To give us hope
In our desperate plight.
You and I,
We grew up together,
Saw the seasons change
And grew to know one another.
I always thought
That so it would stay,
But out adventure
Turned that dream astray.
We fought the battles,
Solved the riddles,
Cried for our losses,
Cheered for our gains.
We lived the ideal,
We saved the world,
But a story never ends,
With a 'happily ever after'.
We went out ways,
My love went unsaid,
And now they tell me
That I've lost you at last.
Not content to simply accept,
You needed that final victory,
That last glorious stand.
Goodnight, my love,
May you find your final peace,
Know that my heart lies
With you there,
In your silken casket.
I'll spend my last days
Sitting on this porch,
Remembering your life,
All the good times we had.
I will not cry,
I'll shed not a tear,
But sit here now
With a sad smile on my face.
I have too many regrets,
Like the years,
They weigh far too heavy
And I fear I will break.
I'll join you one night,
Not long from now,
And I'll finally find
My sweet fairytale.
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