Iris
By Raven Night

Disclaimer: NOT REAL. I SWEAR!

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He's so close. His head rests on my shoulder as we lay together, fitting together perfectly like pieces of a puzzle, as the sun sets on the horizon on top of the hill. Our black hair is messy and tangled and I can't tell whose hair is whose. The breeze caresses us as it passes, like Mother Nature was kissing our skin. I wish this could last forever, but we only have a few hours.

You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be And I don't want to go home right now

He shivers a bit and snuggles closer, seeking the warmth of which my skin holds. I don't want this moment to end. He's like the angel I was seeking for so long. He whispers my name and asks me if this was all real, if this was all a dream. I ask him why he would ask. " Because this is too good to be true." He answers simply.

And all I can taste is this moment And all I can breathe is your life

I turn and press my lips to his, nothing sensual, just slow and caring. It's beautiful. We pull away, his lips brushing mine ever so slightly. The shawdows of trees cast a dark glow on his face, the sun make his pale skin shine a perfect gold. His honey brown eyes shiny and glazzed with happiness.

'Cause sooner or later it's over I just don't want to miss you tonight And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming Or the moment of truth in your lies

His eyes suddenly ar filled with sadness "Why us?" He asks. His voice barely audible behind hidden tears, fears that are unknown to me. I can't even answer the question, so I just think of the best answer I can think of. " Because God is angry at defying his rules, so this is our punishment." " But I don't want to go this way. Not because of something he created to punish us!" He argues. " It's ridiculous. All we have is this day to appericiate our love for one last time because this hideous diesease is going to take us away and apart."

And I don't want the world to see me Cause I don't think that they'd understand

" Why can't HE understand how much we love each other?" " I don't know." He's crying silently now, curled into a ball at my side. " No one understands. And now, we might never wake up tomorrow."

When everything's made to be broken I just want you to know who I am

And he's right. The AIDS have taken over our body, eating away at the life we have left and tomorrow, we might never awake. That's why we're here on this hill. It's a goodbye. The sun is a remider of our impending doom, our death. " Gerard, I want you to know I love you. Even if this terrible diesease takes us away." " I love you too, Frank."

Tomorrow we'll never wake The disease that eats and takes Will be the death of us. Goodbye to us, goodbye to love And I'll wait for you above