The Endless Night

I found you in the Darkness,

And sat down by your side.

Forevermore, beside you,

I promised to reside.

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As the shadows crept around us,

I whispered stories of the Light.

My efforts, though in vain,

Held back the endless night.

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In solitude, I'd never leave you,

To battle on your own.

The blackness, still and silent,

Would never be your home.

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How I longed to see you rise!

And from the Darkness do depart.

I refused to watch you suffer,

Or let you fall apart.

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But my hubris got the best of me,

Foolishness and pride.

I failed you, my darling,

A sin I can't abide.

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A year we sat together.

The sands of time did fall.

I never saw it coming,

on hands and knees, I crawl.

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1. https://www.reddit.com/r/OCPoetry/comments/9hgkft/epitaph_for_a_hunter/

2. https://www.reddit.com/r/OCPoetry/comments/9hf116/parents/e6c5efk/?context=3