The first S7 writing I've done in a while...
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I wish I knew what brought this poem out of me, but try as I might, I honestly don't know. I do know that it was inspired by a particular scene I had written in "The Sword of the Soul", toward the very end of the book. (Those of you who've read it will probably guess - those of you whose tastes run along a different type of pairing may interpret it as something else.)
"how long I have dreamed"
how long I have dreamed
of looking down and seeing you in my arms
of seeing your face at peace
without all its worries and cares
its anger and sorrow
but death has made my dream come true
for you lie still in my arms
never to move again
never to fly again
the pain draws me to you
the cold draws me in
as the dream falls to darkness
how long I have dreamed
of embracing you
of holding you close to me
without reservation
or barriers between us
but death has made my dream come true
for your body is heavy against mine
broken by gunfire
broken like my heart
as the dream falls to darkness
the pain draws me to you
the cold draws me in
how long I have dreamed
of touching you
of stroking your hair and caressing your face
without fear
or hesitation
but death has made my dream come true
for no caress of mine will ever wake you again
not even the touch of my lips against your own
in the only kiss we will ever share
the cold draws me in
the pain draws me to you
as the dream falls to darkness