They say that dying is easy,

And it's living that's the Hard Part!

But for me, I guess it's all backwards.

I should have died, wasn't it my time to depart?

* * * *

You forced air back into my lungs.

You beat my heart back to life!

Don't get me wrong, Doc, as I don't hate you.

You only wanted to return me to my grieving wife.

* * * *

Is it right for me to feel this way?

To feel regret as I do.

I was in that great tunnel looking at the light.

But I was brought back, pulled back, to be with you.

* * * *

God alone knows how much you need me here.

He knows how deep your love for me goes.

He'll forever ensure that I remain alive,

As long as, through your veins, your blood flows.

* * * *

I will always remember that wonderful place,

Where there was no undying pain.

There was no grief. No fear or doubt.

But now I've been pulled out, and here I will remain.

* * * *

But one day we will die,

And I'll return to that place in the sky.

Then I'll smile and hold your hand,

And together we will fly.

The Dark Rose.