the heat of fever
and
sleep,
the sweat
upon
your pillow, soaking
the sheets,
the fiery
ache of pain in every
bone
of your dying body,
did you
pray
for God to save you,
or to make
it quick,
did you pray
that it's okay
to take me now,
just ease off the pain
a little bit,
please.

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