A Loved One's Goodbye

In a constant battle ground
I will fight until the end
Ravaging my body without a sound
With little chance that I will mend

I am struggling for life
I fight for every single breath
My body’s infected by strife
Courting slowly for my death

I have beaten it back a few times before
My will shall never sway
But the raging fire inside me roars
Eating my very soul away

Memories come flooding past
To a time when I was free
Wondering when I have passed
If my loved ones will truly see

I fought this thing with all my heart
Longing for a better day
But now our time has come to part
And this is what I would like to say

I loved my family with every inch of my soul
I will forever be at their side
Even after I was not always whole
My love would not be denied

When death takes me
And I should die
These things I hope you see
Do not shed tear nor cry
For my spirit will finally be free

*Written in memory of my Aunt who passed away from kidney disease. While her life might be gone, her influence on my life will always be a part of me.

*this poem is under construction