Fading

 

Fading

 

Into their world thrust he was

Not of choice but of need

In times long since past

He provided love and warmth

Now needing that in kind

Careful not to cause much fuss

Lives to live, their own they must

Lest they watch too closely

And see the light from his eyes so fade

Racked with coughs he holds fast now

Side of the bed he once called safe

Now soiled with his own body

Never safe this cruel spot

Late night spasms rack the frail body

And one more wish for quiet unheeded

No fuss he wishes, no fuss.

Only one warm touch, one warm embrace

To sooth his soul and tender the night.

Yet fast into the night does travel

Darkly now he covers the door

And comes from where, no one knows

Yet rides he on that one pale horse

And look too closely now they do not

As the last light’s whisper

From from his eyes

Does fade.

 

 

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