Waiting to learn of her obituary
I would have held her hand as the last minute passed
Sat at her bedside as her future became past
Been the friend that shared one last secret at the end
And she...
But the paths that joined unexpectedly
Diverged again just as suddenly
And the cancer that will devour her
Will do so now without me.
And when its work is done...
Her daughters will post
on her Facebook and Insta
And share a link
to her newspaper obit
Recounting her lives as actor and musician
As teacher and mother
As lover and friend
A life at its end...
And then I'll know
It really is over.