A Most Wondrous Life
The Greatest Gift
she faded away slowly
but painlessly for her
for me each moment
day after day I died inside
every night I cried silently
or sobbed quietly
trying not to wake her
retrospectively that was unlikely
first her motor responses failed
followed quickly with her mental awareness
at times I wondered if she knew who I was
I believe she did until the very end
nothing in life prepared me for a loss so deep
how can it, it is unimaginable
when your soul is shredded, torn to tatters
no adhesive has been discovered to patch that
and the world suffered as well
to have lost her laughter and smile
that lit the darkness in times of strife
for all those she touched in her life
her greatest gifts were ones she easily shared
perhaps her greatest was how much she cared
she generously shared compassion and kindness
