Always Yours

I cried out as her body stuck the ground
My own voice called back to me
Echoing back through the dark streets
My own mind falling for the deceits

Her beautiful face cold against the gravel
The spark of life missing from her gorgeous eyes
My hands quivered as I looked at her
The scene before me was nothing but a blur

As I reached out for her stricken hands
The sounds of war returned
And as the explosions ruptured my ears
My emotions burst and I fell into tears

I lay there in the middle of the road
My hands over my eyes as I deny what I saw
The call of the guns sounded like laughter
And my mouth followed after

The beating of the drums was closer
Matching the rhythm of my heart
As I crawled up into a ball
I fell under their thrall

The guns sounded by my ears
And my heart came to a stop
I laid there by my beloved
My hand held in hers
And as I died I uttered,
‘I am always yours’