I Had That Dream Again
I had that dream again
where you throw yourself out the window
and I can’t stop you.
All I can do is look down
and whisper …
But, that’s not what happened
Not at all
The last time we were together we laughed, we joked, we reminisced
But when the doctor said: Ready?
You looked …
startled
like you had forgotten that it was today.
But you nodded, looked at us,
wiggled your fingers, and said:
Toodle loo
And just like that, you were gone.
Free, finally, from the pain and the inevitability of more and worse.
So, I am happy for you and happy that you got to choose.
Everyone said that it was the perfect way to say goodbye.
Well,
almost everyone.
I had that dream again
where you throw yourself out the window
and I can’t save you.
All I can do is look down
and whisper …
Toodle loo, my friend
Toodle loo
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© JD Cottier. September 2020 - 2022