After All This Time

I could have saved the woman that I loved

If I had only been there when he came

To place myself between her and his curse.

There is no one else to share the blame.

There was a time when I enjoyed her trust,

A time when I was one of her best friends,

Before my folly pushed her far away,

Before I brought our friendship to an end.

And then I meet a boy who has her eyes:

A daily reminder of what I lost.

At least I can protect her only son!

For all my choices, this must be the cost,

For now I find there's nothing I can do:

His mother died, and now her son must, too.