Until the End

2023 work.

There’s always that person. The person who’s always been there. Who’s always at your side. You know that they’d never leave you. And you’d never leave them. It’s always been like that. You can almost see you two holding each other’s hands as you lay on the ground. Both gasping for breath. Squeezing the hand they’re holding with their last energy. Making sure the person they’re dying for knows that they’re not alone even in their last moments. Something sad to think about but also comforting. It’s comforting to know that there’ll be someone with you even as you leave the world. With you as you go someplace that you know will be better than the place you were born in. Everyone has a person like that out there. Not everybody finds their person but the people who do will always have them. Until the end of their time. As long as they can be there. Gaining comfort when the person says, “Always.”