I Loved You Endlessly

-I Loved You Endlessly-
by Keaton Foster


Upon your stone
I’m placing this rose
Marking your bones
Honoring
Your final home
I’ve come here today
To say my goodbyes
Not because I want to
But because
There is nothing else
That I could possible say
When you were alive
I loved you endlessly
Now that you are dead
I still love you the same
I’ve been told
That such love is a waste
But I refuse to believe
In wasteful things
Such as what I have for you
Without any question
Impossible is the deception
A mountain of pain remains
In the space that you left vacant
I’ll never know another like you
I’ll never find true love again
I’ll be alone until my demise
And even then
There is no guarantee
That I’ll see you on the other side
Faith is both cruel and kind
You knew that better than most
I won’t be buried beside you
That spot is reserved
Your mother and father
Deserve to be closer to you
Than I could ever be
I’ll be buried down the way
Under the shade of a tree
That is presently knee high
In such a small town as this
All the family plots are close
But as individuals
We are buried lifetimes apart
They said that you took your life
One bullet to the heart
They said you left a note
One that I’ve never read
I was assured that I
Was not mentioned in it
That I had no role
In your final toll
And that you took your life
For reasons
That none would understand
A slug right to the chest
I have to admit in wondering
What if you had somehow missed
The pain would have been great
The wound would have been hellish
Odd this may be to say
But thank God above
That you aim was true
I want you here
But not at the price of such suffering
I loved you endlessly
And I still do
I’ll never be happy without you
I’ll never feel as I do for another
I’ll find a way to get by
I’ll find a way to survive
Unlike you I’ll do my time
Unlike you I’ll face what’s mine
I loved you endlessly
And so I still do…


I Loved You Endlessly
Written by Keaton Foster Copyright © 2014.