I never had the chance to say

before you took your last breath, 

how much I longed for your love.

A loss I will carry to my death.

I never had the chance to say 

before your heart stopped beating,

how you left a void in my soul.

A truth my heart keeps repeating.

I never had the chance to say 

before your soul flew away,

I needed you to believe in me,

and support my dreams in every way.

Your last words to me were too late.

“You have always been precious to me.”

I left the room and cried.

Tears that you would never see.