Don't Ever Go
I have chased across the world for you,
In search of you
Alone;
And I know that your voice is mine,
Paralleled
So fine . . .
I have come so far to reach you,
I have given up my dreams;
And where once always there was only sweetness,
There are nightmares now as well.
There is pain,
And anguish–
But for that I thank you;
For all that I am glad;
For all that I have suffered–
I love you,
And the darkness does not matter.
And your eyes are closing–
Destiny has deemed I may not have you,
And my will challenges it . . .
But I must give in–
I have no choice,
For I did not make the world,
And in some things
I have no right to change it.
Ah,
But I love you,
And I cannot see you go–
Do not leave me . . .
I love you.
And you are sorry,
As if you've done something
Wrong!
Oh my darling,
You've only ever done anything right . . .
Ah,
How I do love you!
And I weep to see you go;
Your glorious face,
So fine
All this time
Has given me sustenance.
My heart is breaking.
Why is the world so cruel?
Why does God demand that
Certain souls should suffer
Who have suffered alone
For so long before?
And I have found love.
And I do not understand
Why these delicate
Precious hands of yours
May not
Grasp mine anymore
As they've so wondrously
Grasped life before–
Why is life cruel?
Why must this sadness come
From the same world
That brought you to me?
My love, don't leave me!
I have so much yet to give you,
And so much yet to see;
I thought that we had so much time,
We've only just now met–
My love, don't leave me!
I cannot stand to see you go
Please don't ever let me go–
I love you . . .
And I cannot,
Never,
Cannot ever let you go . . .
My love, please . . .
Don't ever, ever go.
