Losing the Battle...

Losing the Battle

    ©Kerrie O'Hearn Marquart

My heart is aching as you are losing the battle 
to a horrible thing called cancer.
I cannot begin to say how much I hurt for you,
Seven long years there has not been an answer.


This is not how we pictured life would be
As we grew older as you can see.  
I love you now as I loved you then 
When you were Prince among men.


God has blessed us with 52 years
All happy ones despite our fears
  of what our life would bring.
But our love never failed,
Two strong to be broken,
As through this path we have sailed
   And time is now grown short....


I remember the tall boy so handsome and tan
And you still are that person to me in my heart
And we are still in love just as we were at the start
   of sharing a long happy life.


We can never see the end of the path that leads
 us to our fate
So enjoy every day, every moment you can,
 because one day it will be too late.


Love at first sight will be love at last sight
And forever in eternity.  
So if you leave me here alone, please wait by the
 gate and I will know you by your smile
But please....Linger yet with me another while.