Media: Doctor Who (9 & 10's eras)
Rating: G
Character: Rose Tyler
Ships: Rose/Doctor, endgame Rose/Ten 2
Summary: This is about Rose's journey both with the Doctor and when they were separated.
She could have left the first time
After his speech about the world under his feet
And that he was too dangerous to trust
Some say she should have walked away then
...But she didn't.
She could have said no twice
But she saw that he'd only ever asked once
And she ran toward him that day
They say she should have run away
...But she didn't
He sent her home to keep her safe
Her mother said, "You should accept it."
But he gave her a life that few could imagine
And she loved him - it could no longer be denied
So she opened time itself and started a legend
They'd hoped she'd stay safe at home
...But she didn't
New body - new man
Not the one who took her hand
But he saved the world, and she still loved him so
Although she could not accept it
Others may have said, "You should've left."
...But she didn't
He sent her away, again
She came back pledging forever
And when she went back this time
Her loved ones said nothing
Still, they'd all hoped she would choose to stay
...But she didn't
The stars are going out
And everyone fears the end is near
But she tells them she will save them
By finding the only one who can
They all say she will fail
...But she didn't
Two men - one man
Which should she choose?
The one who's human and can choose her
Or the one who can not and never will
She follows her heart and leaves two broken
Others may have made a different choice
But she didn't
Years later she lays by her husband
Others may call him John Noble Smith
She just calls him Doctor, her Doctor.
A baby cries in a bassinet beside her
As she feeds him she thinks about the past
About the paths not taken, but with no regrets
Because she's glad she didn't.