Taken
Oh my love
I see you
It’s okay
You shift slightly, as if in discomfort
Don’t worry
I’m here
I sit next to you, laying your head on my lap
Don’t be scared
I hum softly to you
A slow song
Solemn
You slow your breathing to a steady pace
A tear slips down my cheek
Dropping onto your hair
But you don’t seem to notice
Your eyes, blank
Staring into the distance
They look dead
But you are here
It has a hold of you
The sickness
And every night, when I leave this place, I pray
I’m losing sleep
But I don’t care
I thank God
A God I don’t believe in
Every day, when I see you
I thank him
For giving me another day
Giving you another day
But deep down, I hate that God
Cruel and merciless
Because this sickness, this God
Has taken you
Taken you from me
Taken you from you
And I know you can’t hear it
But my humming slows to a stop
I move your head softly to your pillow
Your eyes, dazzling blue
The eyes I fell in love with
The eyes I argued with
The eyes I made up with
The eyes I married
Stare blankly at me
All signs of you gone
And as I leave
I shed a final tear
And say a final goodbye
And hum a final song
And I walk out
Out of the hospital room
Out of the building
And I go home
I go to that cold and empty place
Because I know
That this sickness
Has taken me too.
