Thursday, August 13, 2020

Four Days

Four days 

after I 

begged her 

to chose life, 

cried 

as her breaths 

grew fainter 

and farther apart 

across the ether, 

I walked you 

into your 

last room. 

Your breath, 

labored 

and unsteady, 

your body, 

weak 

with ceaseless pain, 

still 

you found joy 

in the journey, 

pressed your head 

against my shoulder, 

stared 

through the fog 

to the water 

below. 

Tonight, 

the house is silent.

Neither of you 

here 

to comfort me 

as I grieve.

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