My sudden
presence lit up your face
But your
plight filled me with sorrow
With a drop
of tear in the corner of an eye
And a hope
of a miracle on your face
You pleaded
to me to be brought home
Knowing what
is to be, tomorrow,
I promised
one last time
It was one
of many that I did not keep
Despite all
those broken promises
Your faith
in me never wavered
And it
didn’t, that one last time too
Probably you
knew what the future held
And the
promise on that day too
Was more a
rule than exceptions to it
Yet, you did
believe and it was
Very
apparent on your serene face
That belief
lulled you into one long sleep
Helpless, I
looked around the room
Equally
forlorn were siblings and our spouses too
Who till
that day cared and nursed
With hope and fortitude
Those very
attributes deserted us that day
We all
watched helplessly as you drifted off
Into one
long sleep, never to wake up again
A drop of
tear in the corner of an eye
And a hope
of a miracle on your face
The image is
etched in my memory forever
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