Bedside
A poem by Heavily Armored Hamster
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I stand here beside the bed
Quietly I stare upon the body
Which my eyes recognize as my own
I am not certain 
If the two of us shall rejoin
For the scars long and the wounds deep
But in spirit, I am intact

It was a dreadful fray
I knew that my future was foggy
I'm just lucky that I had
Such caring, loyal friends as you
The fate of the world, teetering
And yet you drop your weapons
Just to rush me here

I'm surprised at how lucky I am
All three of you, beside my bed
Worried, scared, nervous, anxious...
I wish that I could tell you I'm okay
But alas, I am beyond this mortal plane
If I could speak with you all again,
I would want you to know
For you, I'd do the same.

(Note: This poem in one of the "Lost Poems" of Heavily Armored Hamster, meaning that the poem was written in 2003, but never submitted to Starmen.net until 2005.)