Every single beat of your wings takes you from me
I try to fly to catch up, but I am stuck like a tree
Pulling one leg out at a time I look up, and your so far away
That doesn't stop me, for I have no reason to stay

Finally free I am so lost, it's so hard to breathe
I can't understand what I did to make you leave
Lost in my thoughts, despair settling in
I keep fighting trying to get to you, can't seem to win

I lose sight of you, and my world begins to die
Fighting the tears now, I promised I wouldn't cry
One breaks free, nothing I could do to stop it
Now the tears are flowing freely, I can't seem to quit

Piece by piece my body starts to go numb
How could I let myself fall for you, why was I so dumb
I knew life with you wasn't meant to be
But I couldn't seem to help myself, you set me free

Searching for a pulse, realize you took my heart
Try to find out a reason to get a fresh start
Nothing, it's what my life has become now
So I stand here, pole in hand, looking over the bow

Then I hear that your awake again
I climb up on the railing as I see a fin
Tears start to stream as I start to cry
I know already what it's like to die

A plunging sensation brings me to my senses
As the shark gets close, death in it's milky lenses
I feel a sharp pain, and then I feel no more,
til my remains wash up onto the shore

Lying there in pieces, and yet still alive
I look up and wonder, as I see your sweet eyes
Looking down in pity, you turn and walk away
Then the pain sets in again, couldn't get you to stay

My heart stops beating, blood trickling on the sand
A child walks up, tears in her eyes as she holds my hand
I want to wipe her tears away, tell her it will be all right
Can't open my mouth to say the words, she begs me to fight

One final tear falls down my cheek, and I close my eyes
I can't help but feel sadness, I never liked goodbyes
Then I look up to see a cloud cover the sun
I know I didn't have a great life, but I tried to have fun

I wake in a strange cave, a flame burning near my head
Wondering wear I am I stand up, thought I was dead
A child stands there tears evident in her eyes,
"I'm sorry daddy" she whispers "I can't stand goodbyes"

Penned by my hand on the 25th of Glacian, in the year 662 AF.