Losing Otto: A Narrative Poem (Part 3)



Otto wasn’t supposed to leave me

I believed he wouldn’t leave me

Those close to me told me

He would stay with me


Doctors assured me 

That he would be alright

Even with all the doubt 

All the disbelief that flooded within me

I still had hope


Now Otto is gone

I sat by him 

And watched him leave me

I watched the light of my world dim


I watched as he struggled to hold on

I watched as his breaths got heavier and shorter

I watched as the silence filled the room

And the tears filled my eyes


Yet, I couldn’t open my mouth 

To tell him how much I loved him

How beautiful his smile was

How much joy he brought me


My lips were sealed

And now I feel like an envelope 

Sealed with regrets

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