Fading away slowly,
The milky eyes
Stared at the clock -
Waiting for it to tick out,
And peace to steal in.
As life waeaved its way
Into the final few minutes,
The lifespan played in a loop -
With her reliving all of it.
Was it worth anything,
She wondered?
Was the life lived
A mark of something good,
Or a question mark forever?
What was the legacy that
She would leave behind -
What was it that others would
Remember her by?
The blurry gaze settled on her family -
The teary anxious faces
That looked at her in fear.
She smiled -
A watery weak crease on her lips.
She felt a sense of serenity suddenly,
As she looked up,
She saw her own parents smiling down on her.
She stretched out her hand
To wave at them -
And then let it settle down
Limp by her side.
Her heart fluttered
As did her eyes.
She closed her eyes
And held her daughter -
One final time.
