Fighting For Her

He's lying beside her and watching her sleep,
Wondering to himself, how much longer, this secret he could keep?
He needs to tell her, she needs to know,
That sooner or later he would have to go.
His fingers play with a curl of her hair, and then places it neatly behind her ear.
Shes so peaceful, so at ease, comfortable and with no fear.
And he can't help but wonder what it would be like for her, without him near...
Would she still sleep well at nights, or would she, for him shed many a tear.
He knew her too well...
Emotions, she hid from the world, come to haunt her at night.
And she'd wake up with a jolt and burry herself in his side.
But what would she do without him, when those ghosts of the day wait for her at dusk?
Whom will she seek comfort in, when it's only him that she trusts.
He's scared to tell her, he's scared to leave
In her heart a fear he doesn't wish to conceive.
But hiding this isn't doing him any good
He's running out of time to tell her, and he knows he really should.
He's deteriorating slowly and he's gonna grow weak soon
His bodys showing signs... He's growing less immune.
And if he doesnt tell her now, when he still has time to love,
He'll regret these last few months of his, when he's watching over her from above
So he lightly taps his sleeping lover,
An attempt to gently stir her awake.
She shifts a little and mumbles under the covers,
Something soft and innocent about a birthday cake.
And hes reminded again that it's his birthday tomorrow...
And here be was, about to fill her with sorrow.
He can't help but feel sick when he begins to wonder
That this will be his last birthday he'd be spending with her.
And so when she looks up at him with those shiney blue eyes,
All he wishes tonight, is that he'll remeber them when he dies
She asked him sleepily "What's wrong, is everything alright?"
"I just wanted to say, you'll always be mine"
and she looked at him suspiciously until he continued
"You'll always be mine till the end of time"
And he kissed her, hiding the truth from her yet again.
He'll protect her from the pain of it, not knowing till when.
He'll bear both their sorrow until the time is right.
And until then he'll stay strong for her, he wont give up the fight.