Promisse (part I)

He would travel far to find her
Finally she breathed her answer
She'd been waiting by the window,
finally he held her close

And did not let go
She had kept it safe and secret,
standing silent by the window
Finally she breathed her last,
for what she had to give was final

He held her

He had made a simple promise,
whispered in their final first kiss
Cradled in his arms, she lay still
Never made it home

But she will