We held hands like it was our last meeting
I kiss your cheek, comb your hair
as tears roll down my eyes,
I wanted you to stay with me forever
my best friend, my companion–Mother
your breathing alarming and i want to
quiet the sound that reminds me
that death was near
I held you in my arms and cried,
“Don’t leave me! You held on as much
as you can
as I climb the stairs to a quiet place
in my hands–the good book,
Our favorite words, you drew your last
breath
i ran down the stairs, you were gone,
left a lifeless body and I was face with
the fact that I was alone with a quiet
ocean in the middle of nowhere,
My best friend you were, still is,
I never knew how deeply you loved me,
until the end, I felt so loved–thank you,
now gone to a place more beautiful,
So I am told, its just me and I.
Empress M.