Death, with its cruel claws,

Killing what matters.

Did she know?

Were you sure?

Yes,

Yes you were.

You could have lived,

Together,

Maybe.

Life would be complicated,

But maybe,

Just maybe.

But now she is gone,

How can he love again?

Was it really love between them?

Both so young,

Were they sure?

But now another has taken her place.

He loves her

But he never had time to tell the other he loved her,

Neither had she

But they had in ways,

Unspoken ways

And she is never truly far from him,

Or those he loves.

Now the final hour is here,

Death draws too near,

He must choose,

But he can't.

He wants to hold on,

But he can't.

She must make his choice.

To save the other,

The other he loves,

She gives up the right for him to have a chance,

A chance to love her.

For she loves him enough,

To make the choice for him