You haven’t lived………until you watch someone die

when the tears are long gone and the eyes are too tired

when a husband or wife struggles to carry on

when the last ounce of strength has their bones

when breathing is shallow and no movement remains

and the strain of the circumstances leave everyone drained

when a word of comfort seems so far away and the grave is being dug in a place far away

when what seems imminent ligers on and on and you stopped hoping for the best long ago

the silence is broken periodically by the sound of the machines that record the vitals weak as they seem

you think about you own mortality and you promise to live with more intent and awareness… but you won’t

but you realize that life is such a magical and marvelous gift

but you won’t grasp that to this extent

until….. you watch someone die

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