This Monday’s Poem of the Week is dedicated to Valerie, a dear friend who lost her soul mate after fifty two years. It’s a tragedy we all must deal with as survivors of loss sooner or later in life.
I Will Leave You One Day
I will leave you one day,
or you me,
with a breath half-taken
our journey together will end.
Perhaps I’ll be ready for that day,
when it arrives,
when both our lives
entwined for so long
are separated by that last breath –
and either you, or I, release the other
unto death.
Yes, perhaps, I’ll be ready for that day,
that final sigh,
if, in your arms,
I might say good-bye.
- Mark Isaacson
Medico Musings 
This is what poetry should be. Good one 👌
Powerful. This is how I will feel should anything happen to my kids.