She felt on top of the world
Life, for her, had never been so good.
A good job, friends and a fiancé
There just was no reason to brood.
Suddenly her life turned upside down
She started losing weight,
Pain racked her frail body,
She questioned God about her fate.
The doctors prescribed many tests
She awaited the diagnosis with bated breath,
Cancer! Third stage! The words boomed in her ears
She resigned herself to an impending death.
Regarding the chances of survival she had
The doctors sadly said it was too late.
They would do everything in their power
But the rest was left to fate.
Their words hit her like a sledge-hammer
Her heart was all a flurry,
There were so many dreams she had to fulfil
To accomplish them she had to hurry.
Realizing she had limited time
She set out with a frenzied fervour,
To return a thousand times and more
The love that people had given her.
She called her beloved to meet her
Knowing that marriage was not in her cards.
She broke the terrible news to him
Breaking their hearts into a million shards.
In the recesses of the lonely, dark nights
She would shut her eyes and earnestly pray
Pleading, begging, asking God
Just to give her one more day.
She was filled with despair
A feeling of foreboding within her grew,
She pondered about the life she had led
And wished she could begin anew.
Determined to make the most of life,
Her eyes started twinkling with glee,
She gave up the illusion of control she had,
At last she was free!
She visited all the places she loved
She dug her toes in the sand
Glided through the air on a ‘chute
She waited for her feet to land
She went to meet her near and dear ones
To say her final ‘Goodbyes’
She told them not to grieve for her
‘Cause true love never dies
The time came to part from the world
She had no regrets or pain
She thanked God with all her heart
For giving her the chance to live life again
It’s not how many seconds there are in life
But how much life there is in every second,
She closed her eyes and breathed her last
As God, to her, had beckoned.
Her frail and weak body lay there
But her vibrant spirit lingers on,
Let’s pray that this spirit of living life
Is never truly gone.
No comments:
New comments are not allowed.