Dying Together

Laying together side by side Hand in hand Is how they died She was terminally ill His health was getting worse Living life without her To him would be a curse Fifty four years together They shared each others lives He, her only husband She, his only wife As the years passed by Life had been so kind Happiness together Is what they would find But now the years have started To slowly take their toll They felt the nagging pains As the years made them grow old Inside they both knew Just want they wanted to do They wanted to die together As her days were becoming few So they made the decision Together they'd leave earth They wanted to die with dignity Along with their self worth So with their children's blessing To a clinic they all went There, they said their goodbye's With their prayers heaven sent So with fragile hands They both held a drink They drank it down with one swallow No need to re-think They knew what they were doing Was the right thing to do This choice was their own The minutes left were few So there they lay together Dying hand in hand Going out with dignity Is something we all can understand They gently closed their eyes As they went off to sleep Slowly they journeyed Heading for eternal peace So please do not judge them For what they have done Perhaps we can all one day be as brave When we know the end has come 7-17-2009/RjH