Had I only Awakened.

Had I only awakened
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I had a dream last night that I was dead,
and in my absence the world became a
perfect place without flaw;
there was a bone crunching sensation
 in my head.
(which ended just below the jaw.)

You were there my love,..
the only soul left willing to chance
imperfection for a kiss that meant
Nothing, yet made you feel like Everything;
There with a smile, and words of encouragement.
(to soften the sting I felt while dying.)

No pity remained in my Heart in Death,..
since I had spent a lifetime pitying
with each drawn breath;..
yet now (and then) I should confess
to knowing the greatest weight of Sorrow!
for the life I could have lived tomorrow.
(had I only awakened.)

J.Stephen.H