I watched you watch him die,
4000 miles away.
I watched you watch him die,
Each note or call
Received with trepidation,
Hoping for the best,
Fearing the worst.
I watched you watch him struggle,
Fighting to his dying breath.
I watched you watch him struggle,
Forever the rock that stood
A guardian to your love.
Steadfast in dignity,
Silent suffering etched upon his brow.
He passed on a sunny morning,
But no sun shone that day;
Just pools of heartache gathering deep
As his hand slipped from your own.
You had nursed him,
And in those waning days,
Your strength was a match for his.
