Goodbye...

I looked into the deep-questioning eyes. It still bore the same innocence. No complaint, no anguish. They still had the power to engulf me.

Nothing had changed. The hair still touched the neatly outlined brows and eyes glittered with excitement. The air of merriment spread out by the smiled.

My knees melted. The taut mouth was unable to reproduce thoughts as words died at the tip of my tongue. The disease was spreading faster than I had expected. I felt weak again.

It was happening.

Time passed by as memories flooded my brain and the thoughts swam in the ocean with high tides. It had never been so hard.

I tried to smile back. It was him. I tried to recollect when I had last seen him. It had been so long now.

Perhaps

Good bye’s the saddest thing I would ever hear.

Good bye’s the last time I would hold him near.

He’d say that word and I would cry.

It’s such a shame I’d have to say goodbye.