I still remember the day
the doctors told us it
wouldn't be much longer
with voices as sterile
as the air around us.
I know I should've been
the one comforting you,
but you cradled me
as tears were the last
thing we shared together.
I admit I wasn't ready
to let go, not because
I was afraid of losing you,
but because I was used to
losing myself with you.
And I knew without you,
finding myself again, or
maybe for the first time,
would be so hard and I didn't
want to face it alone.