Summary: A poem from Giles's point of view. Every two verses represents a different person.
Spoilers: None really.
Disclaimer: Joss made the characters. I like to think he did it so that I could mess with them on occasion.
Rating: G

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I Think Of You Sometimes won the1999 Golden Frog Award in the category of Best Poem.

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I think of you sometimes
when the world is hard to bear.
The innocence in your child-like eyes.
The sunlight in your hair.

Because you had been through more death
than a thousand nightly wars,
I think of you sometimes.
I pretend I know the score.

I think of you sometimes,
your quiet light and charm.
I think of all that was taken from you,
all that ever brought you harm.

I think of your flaming hair in the sun,
I wonder, how did you get lost?
In my mind, you remain forever young.
I had never truly known the cost.

I think of you sometimes,
with those eyes so dark.
It was clear that she would love you.
Though she tried to keep it secret,
in her heart.

I think of you sometimes,
with your tortured mind and soul.
She pretended not to love you for me.
She pretended she was whole.

I think of you sometimes,
the quiet voice and dry remarks.
You loved the red-haired witch I loved.
We loved her from the start.

I think of you sometimes.
The cursed body, the silent stare.
I wonder if you're with her now,
I wonder if I'm allowed to care.

I think of you sometimes,
the willing work and secret pain.
You were the son I never had,
the son I had thought I would never gain.

I think of you sometimes.
That open smile, those witty words.
You think you were never listened to.
But I, I always heard.

I think of you sometimes,
the tactless words and angry smile.
I wonder if it matters now,
but I thought you were worth the while.

I think of you sometimes,
the dreams of stardom that you missed.
But I see you in the sky tonight,
and I know that you've been kissed.

I think of you sometimes.
The love you pretended not to show.
I want you to know, I always felt it.
I want you to know that I'll always know.

I think of you sometimes,
the Slayer that I saw grow.
I think of the loyalty that you gave me,
and the light you would always show.

I think of you all as I close my eyes.
I think of your full lives and untimely deaths.
I think of your last words to me.
And I think of your last breaths.

It finally comes to this tonight,
I'm the last of the group that once was strong.
I think of your smiles and strengths and fears,
I think of our secret bond.

I know that a father shouldn't out live his child,
I know this as well as I knew you.
And I think of you all sometimes.
I think of what we'd all gone through.

I think of the childish jokes and games.
The things I never enjoyed until they were gone.
I think of the eternal optimism and hope.
I know that went on for far too long.

So I wish to you all a sweet goodnight.
From the father who misses the way you sing.
And I want you to know, that I think of you all.
And that I think of everything.

The End

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