One more minute

One more minute

You’ve been gone so long,
I’m trying to be strong,
But it’s difficult without you here to help me.

They say time heals,
But I’m still here crying,
Waiting for your return,
Still trying,
To bring you back.

I still feel the cold,
The bitter wind slapping my face as we ran,
Tripping in the snow, not knowing where to go,
I’m trying to forget it, they say I can.

My hands were numb,
We hid and you would hum,
Trying to save my mind from the insanity and the fear.

“It’s so late now, I’ll just rest my eyes”;
You whisper in the black of night,
“Please don’t leave me” I whisper back,
But by the time I awake it’s too late.

The shot makes me jump,
No doubt about it,
I felt the lump in my throat,
Swell harder.

I turn to look at you,
Now I can’t move,
You’re lying there dead,
What were they trying to prove?

I look for them in the dim light,
But I can’t see anyone,
No one’s in sight.

I know I’m crying, but I can’t feel anything,
I know your dying, but I can’t do anything,
I know you’ve left me and I’m alone.

They say time heals,
But that was years ago.