Almost year now , goodbye

Goodbye

Listening the rain coming down,

Thundering over the broken drain in a constant cascade

Seemingly endless drops

Hitting the roof of the house

Listening to the rain coming down

I wonder what has come to pass

Was it really only a year ago

That you finally let go

Was it only a year ago

That facing the worst part

After a gentle decline

Layers taken off

Like an onion being peeled

A little more gone everyday

Until the person that you had become

Was not the one that you wanted

Those last words

Now over a year ago

Brood .....

Followed by education

I know that you spoke to others

But to me,

Brood , education

Whilst you sat with a cup of tea

Quiet dignity,

Even with a child’s lid to stop the spills 

Facing  the worst part

And quietly let go

A week after finishing the first term

You finally slipped beyond

Lying with a constant rhythm of your rasping breathe

Throat dry, hoarse

Wetting your lips,

Trying to ease your endless sleep

Praying that you go in peace

Knowing that you’re going to be ok

Knowing that we,

The ones left behind

Are going to be fine

The endless goodbye

Now fading into the memory

I pray that we shall meet again

And you will be proud

For until we do

Part of you will always be carried deep inside

Good bye

Until we meet again.