I hate this cancer
for what it's done
to you
and every little thing
that you've gone
through.
My heart is an anchor
on the bottom
of the sea.
Why can't God take note
and just let you
free?
I confess I'm strong
but deep down
inside
I am a broken man
who has been cheated
and denied.
Your smile has not changed
since
the day we met.
Although,
of this outcome,
I'll never be set.
I try to smile
in order to show
my strength.
In truth your suffering
has gone on
for a length.
I sit here everyday
and hold a hand
that's weak.
If there were an answer
then my conscience
would seek
a way to help you
rise
from this bed
and reach
the 50th anniversary
of the day we were wed.
In your mirror
is where
you'll always find me
with a hope
together
we'll end this misery.
My love is flourishing
and can only
grow.
You're still the same
pretty girl
from all those years ago.
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