staring introspectively at the edge of the sea
a cerulean mist washes over me
gazing down with pierced precision
I try to rationalize your final decision
the reasons behind that fateful night
you ascended like an angel in flight

you asked if we could take a drive to the coast
that was the place you said you loved the most
I should have sensed by the tone of your voice
that night was different, you had made a choice

we drove to the beach and you took my hand
I followed you running barefoot in the sand
we talked, reminiscing until the fall of night
two silhouettes dancing in the pale moonlight

you asked if I believed in love
I said it wasn�t something I often thought of
you asked if I dreamt about dying
I said no, but you could tell I was lying
you told me happiness was beyond your reach
an inpenetrable fortress you couldn�t breach

we climbed atop the cliff at the edge of the sea
you told me this was the only time you ever felt free
I looked at the waves crashing on the rocks below
the incandescent moon on the water cast a shimmering glow
the beauty of the moment was soon lost however
when you told me hopelessness lasts forever

you said you needed some time to be alone
I never should have left you but how could I have known?
I waited for you by the side of the lane
I didn�t realize you were in so much pain

but your sorrow called you to the edge of the sea
you removed your clothes and yelled �goodbye� to me
I turned in time to witness your final moment
a selfish act to end your torment
with arms outstretched in crucified motion
you leapt off the cliff and dove into the ocean

I watched your body disappear into the torrents of green
I waited hours for you, but you were never again seen
after awhile I accepted the fact that you were dead
I should have listened to everything you said
what made you feel so desperate and lost?
you finally found your peace, but look at the cost