Let Time Rewind Poem by Emma Haze

I get a call, so early,
I answer it, it's him, the man I love,
crying,
Could he come over? he asks me,
and I agree, so quickly.

I get up and get dressed,
brush my hair and my teeth,
and when he comes, he hugs me tight.

'Lizzie, she broke up with me, ' he cries,
tears falling so freely,
And I hug him tightly, not wanting to let go,
part of me sad, but the other happy.

'I'm so sorry, ' I reply, feeling so guilty,
Hes in pain, how could I be happy?
He hugs me tight and whispers something,
'What was that? ' I asked him, not sure, really.

Then he steps back, and says so quietly
'I cannot live without her, Lizzie, '
and withdraws a gun from his coat,
'No! ' I scream, already crying so hard,
and thats when he smiles at me, for the last time.

He put the gun to his head, pulled the trigger back,
the shot of the bullet, going through his head,
I sit there, crying, so numb, unable to believe,
the man I love is dead.

'I love you, ' I whisper, repeating it as I rock myself,
back and fourth.
'Why couldn't you stay for me? I would have made you happy, '
I remember the times, and cry harder,
pain slashing through me.

'Take my life, please, bring him back, ' I plead, unaware, something was happening.
'Take everything, my heart, my soul, take the breath you gave me, just please,
oh please, rewind time, let him be alright.'

Then time rewinds, but this time, when hes crying, I lean over and kiss him softly,
'I love you, Johnny, ' I whisper, when he drew out the gun.
He was shocked, and didn't realize he pulled the trigger, until it was to late,
he saw me fall to the floor.

'Lizzie? ' he cried, dropping the gun, 'Oh my God, what did I do? '
he kissed my forehead, lovingly.
'Oh Lizzie, I'm so sorry, why couldn't I, why didn't I, just once see? ' he stroked a finger,
gently down my cold cheek,
'why couldn't I see what was in front of me? '
And he stays with me, until the police arrive on the scene,
doesn't care, that he may go to prison, doesn't care, it doesn't matter,
his life is gone, dead, taken from him, by his own stupid hand.

'I wish you were alive, Lizzie, ' he whispers, within his cell,
'I loved you so much, I just.. never could see, see that you really actually loved me, '
tears fall, unbidden, down his cheek,
'God, if you can hear me, please.. I can't be without her, I wish time would rewind.. If you cannot do that, please, God, just let me be with her.. Let me die, tonight.'

And so, that night, he got his wish,
he passed away, within his sleep,
He passed away, dreaming of me,
And now, today, we're together,
forever and always.