The Last breath

The last breath
has gone.
The last sleep
has begun.

This weight I own,
upon my shoes.
Lifting them up, you know
life hasn’t begun.

Old letters I read.
Your voice I hear.
But without a sound
I know you are near.

Where our love remains
with you today.
Our memories forever
are contained.

I open my eyes to see
all you did for me.
Here I find beauty
in amongst our sorrow.

This chapter maybe closed,
but in our hearts and minds,
a new one has begun.
Always to remind-

us to tell a simple truth:
how he loved us all
and the time was right,
for him to give up,
his final fight.