My Missing Piece

Dark and cloudy was the day,
not a ray of sunlight could be found.
It was so sudden, you were asleep,
Your smile was so peaceful, serene.

I left but for a moment, weary of leaving;
Some matters needed tending.
The beeping machine matched your heart - thump, thump, thump.
There was no warning that you would be gone.

It was a minute, only a minute!
The echoing beeping of your beating life in my mind,
You seemed to be dreaming, the flat line only a horizon to the start of a new day.

My screams cannot reach you, this I know:
"Please don't leave me! Come back! Come back!"
My body heavily atop your motionless shell,
Now only a frame, missing the beautiful picture I treasured.

I knew this day would come,
You fought so hard for so long;
How could I have prepared when deep down it always felt like a nightmare I would someday awake from?
Prayers, now, seemed in vain.
You were plucked from my arms, taken home.

Heaven is where you will be, you were always so sweet.
No more pain, angelic scenes, winged journeys you will have.
I am selfish; I cradle you, my cries unanswered, my wish not granted.

"Please come back...please."
Back and forth. Back and forth.

You are gone, your body losing the warmth I sought.
My throat is dry, my eyes overflowing,
The will and strength you begged of me are nowhere in sight.
I am and forever will be incomplete.

The day was dark, but you will brighten it,
You waited, in dreams, for me to leave so you would not have to say goodbye.

"Wait for me, my love, and visit me as I sleep."