Loss

To watch someone just fade away
Sterile surroundings of a hospital bed
‘I love you’- the last thing we’ll ever say

Bought presents (untouched) to commemorate May
Eyes holding back tears, a fiery red
To watch someone just fade away

Conscious or not, I’d wait where you lay
Hearts stopped, pendulums of lead
‘I love you’ – the last thing we’ll ever say

Their mouths moved as I watched in dismay
Followed by a solemn shake of the nurses head
To watch someone just fade away

Religious, I’m not – now each day I pray
Once the beat dies, then everything’s dead
‘I love you’ – the last thing we’ll ever say

The nights and the days and the sunset’s fray
The mask with the gas was life hung by a thread
To watch someone just fade away…
‘I love you’ – the last thing we’ll ever say.