A Loved One's Goodbye (Revised)

In this constant battle ground
I will fight until the end
Inch by inch, pound by pound
With little chance to win

Fighting for every breath
My body’s infected by this strife
Courtly slowly for my death
As I struggle for my life

I have held it back many times before
My will to live will never sway
But the raging fire inside me soars
Eating my very soul away

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

I fought the beast with all my heart
Hoping for a cure someday
But now our time has come to part
And this is what I’d like to say

This shall be my last goodbye
Death has finally taken me
Please don’t shed tear or even cry
For these things I hope you see

I travel now to a better place
But I’ll be forever at your side
Walking now in God’s good grace
Yet my love for you will never die

Remember me for who I was
Not what I came to be
Celebrate my death just because
My spirit is finally set free

*written about my Aunt and Grandfather's struggle to over come mortal diseases that finally took both of their lives