The Last Goodbye

A life dedicated to the fight,

Against the foe that takes our light,

Cancer's grasp, so cold and tight,

Took my love, my heart's delight.

I held his hand, so weak and pale,

Remembering laughter, love's sweet gale,

Promises made, a cure to hail,

But fate had other plans, a final fail.

His eyes, once bright, grew dim and grey,

His voice, a whisper, faded away,

My tears, a river, flowed like rain,

As I begged fate, "Please, just a little more time to stay".

His final breath, a smile so wide,

"I'm proud of you", his love did reside,

In my heart, a piece forever torn,

My world, a darkness, forever forlorn.

I weep, a sorrow, without reprieve,

For the love we had, the life we'd conceive,

Though I saved many, I couldn't save one,

My heart, forever broken, my love, forever gone.