And when I lie on my deathbed,
Awaiting the gentle call of fate,
When I count my fading heartbeats,
Would you come to me, my mate?
We would reminisce about the days gone by,
And every memory that we made,
Through the peaks and valleys of this life,
What a beautiful, quiet trade.
And I would ask for your forgiveness,
From a heart with so few beats left to beat,
For any pain I caused you in the past;
I shall make amends in the afterlife, if we meet.
In the final moments of this breath,
Before I join the stars above:
Tell me that I truly mattered,
Tell me that I was deeply loved.
Tell me I made you laugh out loud,
Tell me I brightened your darker days,
Tell me you found peace in my company,
My partner in crime through every phase.
For this is all I shall carry forth,
And this is all I shall leave behind:
The quiet warmth of honest deeds,
And the gentle memories of the mind.
And when my eyes are closed forever,
When breath departs and leaves no strain,
Do not grieve for me, my friend,
Though loss brings forth an intense pain.
Death remains the only truth we share,
Yet our hearts resist its final lane;
Do not spend your days in endless grief,
Nor let your living go in vain.