Do Us Part

I have seen

true love

displayed…

such that cannot

be repaid,

conveying its

unconditional-ity

as second nature.

No love greater

than this

exists.

That of a dying man -

who so proudly

resists

the aid of all who try…

except

the woman at his side

with whom

he built this life

he’s shortly

leaving.

To her

he yields.

And a single tear

from his dimming eyes

reveals

the indignity he feels

as malignancy

 robs him of it.

Without

second thoughts

she does this.

As she did

for their progeny

shortly after

embarking

on togetherness.

She tends to him

with tenderness.

Reassures him

with a kiss

he is still

the man she wed.

“Put foolish thoughts

out of your head,”

She tells him

through the stroking

of his cheek.

Quickly drifting

off to sleep;

lulled away

by her gift

of cleanliness

with full knowledge

he’s still loved

by my mother.

And I wonder

if I share

the capacity

to care

for another

with the grace

she once possessed.

 

- HymnAgen