Forgive Me, I Beg

I said goodbye today…. saying for months what I’d been trying to say Alone in the throng staring down at the hole they had laid you upon I remember the laughter and the joy that we shared I remember the promise that we made on a dare “Never to end up like this,” we had taken the same vow Each empowering the other to end it before now I could not pull that plug or flush down that drain The guilt hanging heavy, the memory left stained I hope you now see me from a much better place And take pity on my failing my one great disgrace The backhoe is coming, the mourners have gone Please forgive me I beg, I’ll be with you before long