She!!!

Broken and defeated
Purpose of life lost
I met this old friend
Just a silhouette
Ghost of her old self.

She had had a difficult life
She had gone through a lot
She tried to smile
With unshed tears in her eyes.

I wish I could wipe away her hurt.
The way I could wipe away the dewdrop glistening on her skin
If there was a God, I wanted to say
“Spare her, please don’t give her anymore pain”.

The look in her eyes were distant
It almost felt like, she dint see or hear me.
Her cold hands holding my arms
Were they asking for strength?
Were they trying to tell me a story?

I could see her slipping into a deep abyss
And all I could do was stare and pray
No I wasn’t strong enough to say
“Give me all her worries, please let her stay”

After a while with her eyes dry
She looked at me with a wide smile
She said, “I hope you have life more rewarding”
A wish for me from a sad soul

I saw her get up and walk away
Her presence slipping away from me
All I could think was, “Will I see her again?”
Heard two months later that she was dead.

Battled Cancer till her last breath
The doctors said, “She was one tough nut”
“Full life she lived”, said everybody
Only I knew she wasn’t ready to leave.