Joel McKeown

I sat there and watched her, helplessly fighting for every breath.
The doctor said she would die today, so all of the family left.
My grandfather cried and said I cannot leave your side.
Although I do not want to see you go, I have to stay to say goodbye.
My love for you has grown into a treasure you can not buy.
All of the years I have watched you live, now today I watch you die.
Please don't leave me, baby. I don't want to be alone.
I am scared. I have to see you; you make our house a home.
He sat there and watched her as she took her final breath.
Then he folded her arms, crying and kissed her sweet little head.

Could you imagine a pain so deep down inside
That it can not be summarized in words you simply can write.
A pain that touches your toes and up to the top of the ceiling
You can't eat, you can't sleep, that is the pain that I am feeling.
My father raised a boy that can stand on his own,
But these different circumstances have got me feeling alone.
All the doctors and the nurses say you're dead and you're gone,
But it still feels like I could talk to you if I picked up the phone.
You can't fix a broken window, you just replace the pane,
But there is no pain great enough to replace your face.
With my eyes matted shut from the tears that I slept on,
I thank God for the pictures and your voice on my cell phone.
But please, while you are awed in the mist of the Lord
Don't forget all your friends and time spent on this world.
I will never have a friend like you ever again.
My heart is a vault now, I'm scared to let people in.
No matter how many oceans or rivers I cry
My heart will never let you go, I'll never say goodbye.
A lot of my hours are now spent in the place where you lay
As I sit crying, wondering, who would you be today.