One Last Memory

One last memory,
Held close to my heart.
It is my mortal solace,
For when from this world I depart
I will have it with me.

One symbol of love,
Sealed in a pendant gold.
When all my days are through
And I have withered and grown old,
I'll know you're safe above.

One rose so divine,
On a hallowed soul laid to rest.
The reminder of your presence
A lonely eagle upon my chest,
An image of a simpler time.

One final goodbye,
And another year I can't take.
Too many days I questioned life,
Too many nights I stayed awake
If only just to cry.

One lonely young man,
Wandering aimlessly down here.
So many years ago
I was just a child with fears.
Now there's will in me to stand.

One inner strength found,
And many years later it seems,
I have accepted life's ways.
I always had hope to follow dreams
And your light made it bound.

One remembered friend,
It has already been so long.
Many years later I have the courage
To finally admit that you're gone,
To realize it's not the end.

One somber lament,
To confess I am sorry to say
That I found courage after your death.
My talion, an eternity in every day,
Until oblivion I am sent.

One golden pendant,
Imbued with
One last memory,
Eternal.


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My courage, my strength...
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