Euthanasia

True life.

Someone once said to me on their death bed,

'We should be able to choose when we go.

Having lived my life with the one I love,

Having watched that person die,

Having arranged and attended their funeral,

And watched our children and grand-babies grieve,

Knowing that from now until then, I'll be a burden

Even if they don't think that I am.

I don't know that I'll be with my love in an afterlife,

But I know I don't have to live without her"

 

Author's Note

I can't imagine life without my wife, even after just 6 years. I can't imagine what it is like after 70 years.

Reviews

[Samuel Dickens]

I certainly do understand that view about the end. It's a big political hot potato here in the US, with Dr Kevorkian spending time in jail over it. Going on after someone you love very much has left is tough, I know, but part of life, I'm afraid. My younger brother wasn't supposed to die before me, but he did, and I now feel odd, like some piece of me has fallen off. I'll have to keep going, though, because he would want me to, and also because I have a teenage son that needs me. It takes a certain amount of bravery to write about these things, Tori, and I think you've done a fine job of it. Sam

[Tori Heales]

Reading my Authors note just shows that life changes, as bad as it first seems, one always finds a comfortable normality after time. My wife left me shortly after this was published. Even though we have seperate lives now, we always find common ground with our daughter, who is almost 3 now.

Note to all- life goes on ;) x

[Collette]

Wow, I'm impressed. Such a simple stanza evokes so much emotion. I could feel the love radiating from this piece, and I whole heartedly agree. Thanks for sharing,

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