Prayer For a Life Unmade

Too busy wrestling with our own demons to bring an innocent soul into the hell of mourning an innocence lost, I now grieve for the loss of a life never conceived Dear one, I ask you to forgive those obsessions that ruled the hearts and minds of two, blocking your journey from this world to the stars Dear one, I ask you to dream for me those dreams yet undreamt and hope the hopes never hoped, for those dreams and hopes still live, tucked away in a corner of this old heart Dear one, I ask you to feel the love that awaited you and the pride that even now burns brightly as a candle in these eyes, softly inching towards its liquid demise Dear one, I ask you to take this hand and hold it, just once and cry those tears never cried for these tears of mine I fear are never to be dried