A Hundred Thousand

A hundred thousand of them
Maybe more, maybe less
All aiming for me
Twas expected and yet
I cannot help but be disappointed
Tears stain my face
As I brace myself for the impact
It's funny to think how well I know
The pain I'm about to feel
Searing, hot, burning
And yet I'm not sure if it will hurt at all

I think of his face, the tears begin to fall
Uncontrolled, unbridled, unwelcome
They fall, nonetheless
I watch as they fly toward me
A hundred thousand of them
Maybe more, maybe less
The tears blur my vision but they are there
The distances closes quickly
My soul screams in terror
Louder with each breath
A second becomes a thousand years

As the gap closes I think of our love
My heart aches with fear
I can hear them now, they're nearly here
Soon the tension will cease
For this time the pain will kill me
For I am dead already without his love
Yet I'm ready and willing to forgive
As the blades strike I make not a sound
A hundred thousand of them
Maybe more, maybe less




Escape

The pain searing in my heart
As I look into his face
I can see it in his eyes, mirrored
I wish we could leave this place

All the noise in here is annoying
None of it helping my pain
I want so much to hold him
And let my tears fall like rain

Just to tell him how much I'll miss him
In the months that he'll be away
Surviving from letter to letter
Longing for the day

When he'll return to me again
And our lives will start anew
I must tell him now, the words
My friend, I will always love you