A Smile To Remember

I'm sorry

For what I said

What I did

I stopped thinking

And started drinking

It went to my head

And all I could see was red

There was nothing you could have done

Don't try to fix it

To make it better

It won't work

It never did

And it never will

All I see now

Is his face

Staring back at me

From heavy black bars

Mouthing those terrible words

You did this

You could have controlled it

You could have stopped this

It was all you

And now you have to pay

Dark, red rimmed eyes

Dirty, ragged clothes that smell of smoke

Strong, brutal hands

Capable of so much power and agony

And so much gentleness, and beauty

And as the man in uniform walks up and unlocks the door

The face fades away

And smiles

And says one last sentence

I look forward to meeting you again