Your courage reached out to me...

Inspite of the betraying breath,
The sail of your sinking boat still lingered on life's shore;

Resounding with the joy of a lived life,
Every drop of your blackened blood gushed out into the unknown sea;

Standing on the throes of eroding strength, your courage reached out to me;
Caged in a broken body, I heard your spirit call out to me.

"I want you to sing me my final song;
I want you to hold this pain and make us strong;
I want you to touch my soul and make it soar with you forever."