Death Watch

Death Watch

It is terrible watching someone die
as life ebbs from this physical form
When one will soon be gone
and be free of the raging storm

Thoughts keep me asking “Why?”
emotions run high and swirl about
Trying to remain calm within
while inside I curse and shout

The process is a pain filled one
not a journey I want to be on
Treasure each memory of time together
for soon one of us will be gone

I have cried ‘til I can cry no more
and more tears sadly fall
Some moments I quietly pray
others I bang my head on a wall

This final outcome quickly approaching
I am finding difficult to accept
My only comfort is to envision
oh how the Angels have wept

And so with every fiber of my being
while hanging on by a thread
I remember the gifts we have been given
and to heaven I bow my head

Patriotic Poet
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