I Wish I Had Another Last Time

I wish I had what it takes to pretend to be alive

As my pale, numb lips part into an incomplete goodbye,

I wish I could look into your eyes one last time.

As I drown into perpetuity of your tears,

I ache to see you smile one last time.

The way your lips danced to the music of my breath

Comes to a choking, abrupt death.

I wish I could run up to you

Place your palm within mine

Whisper that I love you one final time.

I want you to know that when my soul floats away,

The part etched with your name shall stay

Safely nestled within your own.

And while I may be gone blood and bone,

My smile shall linger as an oddly shaped cloud hanging in a crimson red sky

Bidding you a final goodbye.