Taken for Granted

For my friend...who has a tumor that's killing him... <3

I never realized...

How much we take things for granted....

The sweet perfume of warm rain...

And the embrace of someone we love.

But, now I understand...

That everything is a gift...

And I wish I could show him how much he meant to me.

As this thing grows inside his chest...

And slowly pushes its way through his body...

Each second the clock ticks away..

Is a tick of his life that's being eaten.

He could try and battle it...

To stay on this forsaken planet longer....

But in his wise words he spoke...

"Why fight when we will never keep what death wants."

I wish I could show him my love...

How much his life meant to me...

But I took it for granted...

And now Death slowly pulls him away from me.

All the memories...

And laughter we shared...

Haunts the threads that are snapping. 

I just want him to stay with me...

For  awhile longer...

Why oh why Death...

Couldn't you have chosen another?

It may be cruel and selfish to say...

But its what my heart is screaming...
Even if it had been me to take his place.

I just want him to stay around...

To fall in love and complete his dreams...

But now he waits for death to come knocking.

To take him away from this world...

From the arms of those who love him dearly...

To someplace hopefully better...

If there's a heaven he deserves to be there.

Oh how funny life can be....

By taking the things that mean the most...

To leave you feeling alone and exposed.

He won't want me to cry anymore...

But smile at the fact he's still alive..

How he can play off his death...

I don't even know..

But he's one of the strongest men I know. 

Author's Note

If you love someone. Make sure they know.

Reviews

[MoriartyMesa]

This would make for a wonderful stage piece, it breaths an air to the reader that is not just plain for the world, but a cold reminder of truth and love.