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I realized in those final moments 
how much he'd suffered in those final days 
a man who'd asked for so little 
now asking his son to end his life 
 
how selfish we can be 
when we wish so desperately 
to hold onto those we love 
those who take a part of us when they leave 
 
such a quiet, noble man he was 
honest and pure as the Sun 
yet afraid to open his heart 
to say he loved me 
or a smile as I left for school 
 
but the words passed as a whisper 
behind his final breath 
as his spirit crossed my shoulder 
'my son' 
 
and all was settled

The Passing