Till Death Do Us Part

Dedicated to Jacob M. 

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Down by the river

Where no one saw

There sat a boy

Who loved to draw

Drawn with silver

Painted in red

Every night he visited

And wished to be dead

The kids at school

Loved to play

They played games

Each and every day

The games they played

Had no ball

Just the boy

He was their doll

They sang a song

They sang a lie

And well did they know

It made him cry

Rushed to the river

He heard the water

But there on the bridge

Stood someone's daughter

"Are you okay?" he asked

She had the most beautiful eyes

"I'm fine" she sniffled

He saw through her lies

From then on

In a tire swing under the stars

They would share many stories

Of each of their scars

In that tree

They carved a heart

And made a promise

To never part

"Be my Prince Charming"

"Together, we can be free"

"Please," She begged him

"Come with me."

A week later

They were found

Tied high in that beloved tree

With the same rope, they were bound

But the girl was saved

The boy left her behind

From that day on

Her eyes no longer shined