I gaze upon his body
Soft and innocent
Broken and shattered
Enshrouded in sterilized sheets
Resting upon a dead
Steel
Table
A million and one needles
Pumping gallons of phlegm
Killing him
And keeping him alive
As I grasp his limp hand
And gently stroke it
Thick bloody tears
Wrenched from the sacred
And most hallowed depths
Of my heart
Forged and tempered
In the deepest pits
Of sorrow and despair
Coarse down my cheeks
And gently splash on the sheets
Staining them with crimson emotion
As memories of time spent together
Joyous thoughts and occasion
Moments of intimate closeness
Race through my mind
And intensify my despair
As the shadowy hand of anguish
Tightens its grip around my heart
Squeezing even more vitae
From my sapped spirit
Streams of tears
Rain down upon his countenance
As my quivering lips
Scrape tenderly against his
As I kiss him
Goodbye
One last time