Decaf

I should be with you.
I shouldn't be here.
You're singing with angels,
As I sit in this dark room, staring at a beer.

It should have been me.
You shouldn't have died.
You're dancing with God,
While I scream and shout and cry.

This was our dream vacation.
Something we'd planned for years.
I look out the window of our hotel,
And I smile through the tears.

You should be with me
And thinking back on things that could've been
I should be in heaven with you
instead of drinking coffee in the cafés of Berlin
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Cheema Avatar
February 5, 2016 at 8:37 AM
Congrats on your placement, Carson!
Gentry Avatar
February 4, 2016 at 11:23 AM
Congratulations on your win! Written well, flowed well with rhymes. I like this.
Ward Avatar
February 4, 2016 at 4:29 PM
He didn't write rhymes - it's Free Verse. :)
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February 4, 2016 at 4:28 PM
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February 4, 2016 at 11:09 AM
Well done for your HM in my contest. Could you make one adjustment, please? You need to write 'could have', not "could've".
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