Sweet Lady Grim Poem by Robert Mahoney

Strangers crowd around me, barely noticed through the daze
Unfamiliar faces, and my mind begins to race
Hands cold, calculated, pressed against the skin
The white light shines before me, beckoning me in

Don't make me go until I'm done here
I've so much left undone
Don't call me home until I'm ready
My life has only just begun
Sweet Lady Grim, i beg you, let me stay
I beg you, let me stay
Let me stay

Everything in motion, blurring past my head
Room feels like an ocean, is this real or am I dead?
There's no recollection, just moments wrapped in grey
She's standing there before me, as the light begins to fade

Don't make me go until I'm done here
I've so much left undone
Don't call me home until I'm ready
My life has only just begun
Sweet Lady Grim, i beg you, let me stay
I beg you, let me stay
Let me stay

The voice inside my head is fighting to be heard
(Shouting Let me stay)
Pleading, begging, screaming, i've lessons left to learn
(Don't take me away)
Fear is unbecoming, but still it grips my head
(Please get away from me)
No one hears me screaming, don't leave me for dead
(Save me, save me, please)

Don't make me go until I'm done here
I've so much left undone
Don't call me home until I'm ready
My life has only just begun
Sweet Lady Grim, i beg you, let me stay
Sweet Lady Grim, please don't take me away