Final Goodbye

By The Silver Phoenix


Summary:
After losing Starfire in a battle, Robin thinks again about their relationship and regrets not telling Starfire earlier that he loves her. (Hopefully, that will NEVER happen – I mean her dying – and they will live happily ever after.) My first (terrible) attempt at poetry. Told from Robin's perspective.

Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans (like, do you?)


They say you can never truly appreciate something

Until it's gone

I never realised until too late

She slipped away without saying

A final goodbye

Leaving me behind, drowning in my misery

And the bitterness that will destroy me

The tears stream down my face

The pain rips at my heart

My soul is torn in two, engulfed in guilt and regret

The hurt doesn't fade

And it never will

Her scarlet hair, never to blow in the wind again

Those emerald eyes, closed forever

Those tender, rose-red lips, never to kiss me

That pure, innocent soul…

Gone

What is the price that I must pay?

How many more lives must be sacrificed

Before I can understand,

Before I learn, before I accept,

That I am not the Boy Wonder, but a helpless bird?

A little robin, his wings clipped

Unable to save his loved ones

They're gone

She was an angel

The only one who made me feel this way

I should've told her while I still had the chance

All the things I never did

All the things I never said

And what could have been

But never will be

She's gone

Thank you, Starfire

For brightening my life

Though our time together

Was brief, too short

It was unforgettable

Is it ever too late to tell someone

That you love them?

Three little words that would change everything

All the times I could have said them…

All the chances I had

All the opportunities I missed

It's too late now

You were the only one, Starfire

The only one who ever held my heart

From our first meeting

I've loved you ever since

That first kiss we shared, that magical moment

It was only a moment… but lasted forever

And now you're gone

And with you, my heart

Now I am nothing but an empty shell

Twisted and broken

Crying tears of sorrow

Tears of pain

Tears of loss

I was too late to say

A final goodbye

And "I love you"

Starfire

My Starfire

Gone


That was so sad... hopefully, Starfire will NEVER die (even though that's not possible) and she and Robin will live happily ever after. Isn't that what we all want? Unfortunately, as you might have heard from titansgo-dot-net or some other source, Teen Titans is getting cancelled, so send in those letters to Cartoon Network, if that still helps.

Cartoon Network Official Mailing Address:
Cartoon Network
1050 Techwood Drive
Atlanta, GA 30318

Sniff sniff. I don't know how I managed to write that poem without getting the keyboard wet... well, I think I'll go cry now, while you guys go and review (hint hint).