One Last Time

Do not touch me
It's too late
Covered in blood
I know my fate

My crusty hands
Are shriveled and old
No feeling at all
And so very cold

My hazel eyes
Once so bright
Bereft from feeling
Shun the light

Along the ashes
Of my heart
You'll find you and I
Were too far apart

You tried and tried
What did you gain?
Was there anything else
Besides the pain?

I know I might
Have been too hard
But your tries, too,
Left me scarred

You broke down barriers
I didn't know were there
From long ago
I didn't think you'd care

But taking your pain
As I lay here
My eyes are blinded
But I see so clear

I do love you
I just needed more time
Than what was given
Before this crime

I took the wound
You would've got
Because I wouldn't bare
Seeing you shot

So instead of your blood
Spread on the floor
Mine is here
Flowing from my core

I'm sorry, dear
That you had to see
All of this
Happen to me

Just remember
To always be true
To yourself and others
Don't let this get to you

Watch the sun rise
And the sun fall
And many years from now
You'll hear me call.

*A girl and a boy were having problems with their relationship. She insisted that they were supposed to be together, while he wasn't sure. One day, they went to a shop together while it was being robbed. The robber, caught off guard, aimed his gun at the girl and fired. The boy jumped in the way of the bullet and got shot. As he died on the floor with the girl crying and leaning over him, one of the shop keepers called the police and the robber went to jail for attempted robbery and murder.
After that, the boy got his funeral and the girl never forgot how much time they should have had. Every morning she watched the sun rise, and every night she watched it set, hoping that maybe she would hear his voice one last time.*
One last time.....