COMA
He lies so still. His quiet breathing is the only sound
Dreams of life held in the hands, the hearts of quiet hope
While memories of years past run as a flood through the mind
Each moment remembered a small jewel of a greater treasure
God's precious gift entrusted to your care for only a while
Teaching lessons, giving love, wiping away tears, and bringing smiles
Like a movie in slow motion it flashes past your eyes while you watch
A part of yourself, yet growing, becoming so very unique in himself
A thousand tiny things once forgotten overwhelm your senses
As if, in the remembering, the pain can be pushed back, ignored
But when you open your eyes he is still there as if softly asleep
In all of this there is yet wonderment and hope brightly alive
For each breath is life, and time for another prayer to reach God's ears
Unseen angels surround him, keeping their watch, holding his hand
He is not afraid, for they talk to him in the deep silence of the room
And he knows he is loved, by you, by others, and most of all by God
He sleeps in peace, while there, in that small room, time has stopped
And while time has stopped, prayers reign supreme, and love rules.
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