Garden Of Promise
One summer night
Shortly before dawn
You took my hand
And led me on...
Onward to a little plot of land
Your own sacred haven...
We sat amidst the fragrant bushes
With flowers heavily laden...
For a moment we were silent,
Then you looked at the sky...
I thought I saw some faint tears
Lingering in your eyes...
Promise me, you whispered
That if our souls have to go,
You'll come back and meet me here
In sunshine or in snow...
You turned you eyes towards me
Tears streaming down your face...
Unnerved, I quietly swore
To meet your soul in your favorite place...
For days I silently pondered
Your most recent and strange request...
Perhaps the pact we made that day
Was just made out of jest...
Life went on as usual
And then, one fateful day
You fell while you were in battle,
And doctors came to take you away...
Afterward, we visited daily
And slowly you improved...
With each visit I felt the worry
In my heart slowly being soothed...
It all happened so suddenly;
The day came much too fast...
Sadly I wasn't there with you
When you finally breathed your last...
My world crashed down upon me...
The news I could not accept...
Your other friends around me sighed
While some others wept...
I left the stone-cold building
And entered the nearby park...
I needed someplace quiet
To soothe my broken heart...
All around me were flowers
Like the ones you had at home...
They served as reminders
Of the promise we both had sown...
It was then that I understood
Why you did what you did that night...
The burden of knowing you were going to die
Had to be made somewhat light...
The tears started as soon as I
Recalled the whispered vow...
Though I was in tears, I was happy
Because of what I knew now...
No matter what would happen
I knew we would meet again...
Our souls would grow together
As flowers in your special garden...