As I sit next to her, listening,
Listening to her breathing,
So loud, so hard.
I await that breath,
That final breath,
That tells me she has gone.
The breathing quietens,
I look deep into her face,
My love is with her
As she draws that final breath.
She moves on into a new world,
Free of pain,
Her mind clear at last.
The light of my life
Now gone,
Casting a shadow over me.
That shadow so heavy,
So heavy in my life,
Pulling me down,
Down into the depths,
The depths of my soul.
I sit looking at her,
The waiting has ended.
But I know that she will be waiting,
Waiting for me,
On that day when I will join her,
And our never failing love,
Will go on to eternity.