* Be Brave *
As I lay here almost lifeless,
There are some thing I need to say,
Please tell my friends not to cry,
Tell them it will be okay,
Make sure Dawnie gets raised right,
Like any young girl should,
Make sure that she feels loved,
I know even if I didn't tell you, you would,
Tell Willow that I love her,
Tell Xander to be strong,
Tell Giles he was a great watcher,
Righting all my wrongs,
Tell Anya she's come far,
From what she used to be,
Tell Dawnie I will always love her,
And that she will always be with me,
And you Spike let me tell you,
How much I really care,
Every time I needed you,
You were always there,
I can feel the life slowly draining,
I'm trying to be brave,
Tell my friends don't bring me back,
Don't raise me from my grave,
It's my time to go now,
I see death face me with a smile,
But before I go Spike,
Hold me for just a little while,
My hands begin to shake now,
As I realize my fate,
All in all my life here in Sunnydale,
Has been pretty great,
Ignore the demons and vampires,
I have had to slay,
Ignore the various one or two that have gone astray,
Ignore the repercussions,
And all that has been bad,
Right now I just want to focus on,
The good times that I've had,
Clubbing with my friends,
Being with you at night,
Telling you I don't love you,
Bet secretly wishing you'd hold me tight,
The room is getting darker,
It's getting harder to breathe,
Promise me one thing Spike,
Promise that you won't leave,
Not until I'm fully gone,
And my soul has passed,
Not until I take my last breath,
And finally die at last,
But this time will be different,
This time it is for good,
Do you think I'll go to heaven?
Do you think I should?
Taking shallow breaths now,
You're gong out of sight,
Trying hard not to cry,
Trying with all my might,
I feel my body start to go limp,
I feel my heart start to slow,
I want to tell you something Spike,
Right before I go,
I love you more than ever,
You will be okay,
Just promise to make sure Dawnie's safe,
With each and each and every day,
Goodbye my dear William,
I feel me going fast,
And I utter three little words,
"I love you" as I pass