Left Behind

by Austin Corbin

Here we are once more

I could never tell you why

But I love you through it anyway

I wonder, do you remember?

It hurts to think you do

Why do you always leave me?

In your time of need

I will always be there for you

Your wish is my command 

In my time of need, a cold winter storm

No one around me

You, warm by the fireside

They often say

“Suffering together is not suffering at all”

Yet the tempest kills your love

When I make it 

Frost bitten and shivering 

I see your frown, I am eager to correct

Back outside again for firewood 

I could never refuse

Lost once more, my love

One day I will be lost for good

No one else to fetch your firewood 

And when I die in the forest (not your arms)

You'll realize the love you never had

You'll realize the loss

Realize the love I never gave up

Left behind 

A helpless memory 

Regret filled, a dream never to come true

My ghost will haunt you

I promise 

You will live with remorse 

I will never meet you beyond the veil

I promise

You will die with hope

A fantasy never to come true

Remember when I loved you 

Although in my heart I still do

Torture for both you and I

Death before you truly die

I promise you will never see me cry