Shallow

I see your failing body
 I hear your heart beat slow
 I'll hold your hand till it's over
 I swear I won't let go
 I see the fear in your eyes
 I know your scared, so am I
 But I won't leave your side
 In the silence I can hear you sleep
 Your breath is shallow but the sound is deafening
 If you can hear me know I'll never leave
 I'd give up anything
 To keep you with me
 You were the strength that I always clung to
 You held my hand in every storm I walked through
 And even though so many times I fought you
 I hope you know how much I love you
 You gifted me with a purpose
 That's Something I could never repay
 All I can do it's try to deserve it
 I know you'd want me to be brave
 So I'll smile wide and dry my eyes
 And remind you of all the good times
 Well laugh till the rhythm of your heart has fallen quiet
 In the silence I can hear you sleep
 Your breath is shallow but the sound is deafening
 If you can hear me know I'll never leave
 I'd give up anything
 To keep you with me
 I don't know who I would be without you
 It's getting harder just to breathe without you
 You were the strength that I always clung to
 I hope you know that I'll always love you
 I am suffocated by the knowledge that in a few days I will have to
 Choose box for you to rest in.
 As if anything other than you living is what matters to me.
 I'm afraid that when the minister stands up to speak blessing over
 Your life and death,
 Those words will not provide comfort for you or me or anyone.
 It will be nothing more than a hollow
 Script somebody is getting paid to read.
 So is that how I will remember you?
 You built your life up for so long only to
 Become an incentive for others to try a little harder?
 We both lost our normal when you started to fade.
 My new "normal" is my throat closing
 Over a whisper of "rest easy" at your wake
 In the silence I can hear you sleep
 Your breath is shallow but the sound is deafening
 If you can hear me know I'll never leave
 I'd give up anything
 To keep you with me