“Worry not for my sake.”
She says this with peace and comfort,
Not ready to leave this torturous world,
Even though the pain had been great,
Still, she fights for a moment longer,
Just to know her children will be fine.
“You will not suffer with me.”
She does not want me to care for her,
To ease her mind from all the pain,
To hold her hand knowing she is loved,
To tell her stories as her children grows,
She does not believe this to be a living.
“I will smile when you look at the sky.”
She reminds me of a sentence I said before,
When I came home from school learning death,
Promising me that she will always be there,
Close to my heart and always proud of me,
Growing up, her spirit became part of my own.
“Just live fully for my sake.”
An assurance never to let her down,
Even in the saddest, most depressing moments,
To achieve the dreams she wanted for me,
Keep her presence alive within my essence,
She no longer thinks of herself but her children.
“My time has finally come.”
I am creating a false consciousness,
That all will be well in the end,
But she is not getting any better,
I sense the struggle for recovery,
To keep you alive, you will become me.
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Submission Name: To keep you alive
