A Smile To Remember
I'm sorry
For what I said
What I did
I stopped thinking
And started drinking
It went to my head
And all I could see was red
There was nothing you could have done
Don't try to fix it
To make it better
It won't work
It never did
And it never will
All I see now
Is his face
Staring back at me
From heavy black bars
Mouthing those terrible words
You did this
You could have controlled it
You could have stopped this
It was all you
And now you have to pay
Dark, red rimmed eyes
Dirty, ragged clothes that smell of smoke
Strong, brutal hands
Capable of so much power and agony
And so much gentleness, and beauty
And as the man in uniform walks up and unlocks the door
The face fades away
And smiles
And says one last sentence
I look forward to meeting you again
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