A Happy Ending

He was asleep for most of his life,
living his nightmare through,
yet everytime he closed his eyes
his heart would dream of you;
And so you began to wake him up
to teach him something more,
and to show him that true happiness
could be worth fighting for.
But how could you ever understand
that the smiles he would keep,
would be the ones that last forever
as all he knew was sleep?
For he had dreamed his happy ending
would be when he felt right,
and so he swallowed all of his pills
because you held him tight.
For you made him feel so very safe
that now he’ll sleep for good,
with a smile he thought impossible
and yet misunderstood.
And although your joy survived in him,
as a dream never dies,
you took every leftover pill
before closing your eyes.