The Promise

"Nothing's gonna change my love for you.."
Was the promise he made.
A promise of a forbidden, yet, an everlasting love;
For, she was the woman he's always dreamed of,
The woman he loved.

"Nothing's gonna change my love for you.."
Was the promise she made,
When her mom and dad didn't accept him,
For, to their eyes he wasn't good enough for their precious little girl.
Yet, he was the man she loved.

"Nothing's gonna change my love for you.."
Was the promise he made,
For, when all the tests and trials she was the only one who cared.
She cared for him, she loved him like no other ever did.
He was the only man who ever really cared.

"Nothing's gonna change my love for you.."
Was the promise she made,
A promise so real and so true,
Promise of an undying love, a love so strong to never fade.
It was true love, it was real love.

"Nothing's gonna change my love for you.."
Was the promise they made to one another,
A promise to last forevermore, promise of a love like no other.
As death became the price to pay.
Death took him away, from the one true love of his life.

As the days went by,
She couldn't help but to cry.
Then the letter came,
To erase the pain and its flame.
'Twas the letter of a promise,
Delivered with twelve roses,
A promise of everlasting love;
Like one sent from up above:
"'NOTHING'S GONNA CHANGE MY LOVE FOR YOU..'
Was the promise I made to you.
A promise of everlasting love,
For, you are the woman I've always dreamed of.
As you read this letter,
I know that the tears won't stop falling,
For, where I am now, I can hear you crying.
I never meant to hurt you,
I never wanted to leave you.
But life is so unfair,
And now I can no longer be there.
I wish I could keep your tears from falling,
I can feel your heart painfully aching.
I hope you know that where I am now I am still loving you,
Forevermore, I will be with you...

...As I lie here on my dying bed,
Tears from my eyes are being shed.
It is said that a man is not supposed to cry,
But how can I not when I am about to die?
I am crying, not because I'm dying,
But because I'm leaving you behind mourning.
Here today, I renew my promise, promise of an undying love.
A love that was sent from up above.
My heart aches just thinking of you crying,
For, the tears are painfully falling.
As they fall, please don't be ashamed to cry,
For, just like you I cried before I die.
I’m not ashamed to cry anymore,
For, my tears became the roses I send to you,
To be the strength for us to live once more...

...As I leave you here today,
Promise me you will never let them fade away.
For, they truly are the symbol of my undying love for you.

I love you, Precious Pearl of my eyes, and I will always love you,
For, nothing is ever going to change my love for you...NOTHING!"

...These were the words he wrote,
Words from his last note.
He signed it with the tears from his dying eyes.
As I watched her cry, a tear fell from my eye.
She looked at me and she smiled as she kisses the roses,
For, truly they were the tears from his eyes;
Giving her strength to live once more...as their love lives on forevermore.

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