Heartbeat

 

You lie there,

So still.

Your breath is so shallow,

It’s hard to tell you’re even alive.

Hooked up to a monitor

I watch your heartbeat go by.

Managing to say hello without choking

As you sleep

I glance over to see you smile

Loud beeps shatter the peace and silence

I look up at the monitor again to see just a flat line.

I came just in time to watch you die.

And that final smile…

Well,

I’ve always wondered

If it was from my voice or a dream