Watching You

by Heather   Mar 23, 2008


I watch you
Every second of everyday
I'm afraid of what you could do
I'm afraid of where you could stray

Life is so easily taken away
One little thing can stop your heart
I always seem to pray
That your mind won't tear apart

I'm afraid to let you go
I'm afraid to let you out of my sight
Just in case your pain you didn't show
Just in case you stopped the endless fight

I don't know what I'd do without you
I don't know if I could take
Seeing you in the grave
I would just break

My heart would be irreparably torn
I would look at the knife
Once upon a time I swore
That I'd never take my own life

But I was already dead
Once I looked upon your sleeping face
In that coffin you rest
How I wish I could take your place

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  • 16 years ago

    by Dennis

    I still don't know what to say about this one...even after you explained it to me! Your love and concern for him surely shows in your words...and from that point of view it's a beautiful love poem. It's just difficult for me to comprehend some of those emotions since I've never been faced with this situation myself. To carry these types of fears deep inside each day must be a personal hell...and it does help me understand where much of your writing comes from now. Really makes me wonder what kind of a world my generation has created and left for yours :(
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