Thursday, February 22, 2018

give her room

her sleep
is long now. her dreams,
are they
dreams,
or something else
beyond
what we know.
the glimmer of stars
in her
eyes
is fading.
the shallow breaths
she takes
are numbered.
let's hold her tightly
one last time,
then let her go,
give her room.

1 comment:

Di said...

Sad. A truth we all must face. Powerful