How this felt all those months ago.

Radical surgery was proposed
You had never bought into anything particularly radical

Ever the level family man
Who wants to walk around with a catheter the rest of his life?


So we try radiation therapy

Your memory begins to fade
Followed by the rest of you

One long year slips into another


I visit for the holidays not knowing

These are your last; mom buys you a new television
The black slab blocks out the living room

One more comfort swept away; you cry and I'm uncomfortable


I try my best to soak you up

You are drying out your skin stretched so thin
Sitting there smoking in your living room

Saying goodbye good