I’ve played it a million times

Rewind, play, rewind

Details seared in my mind

Final wishes determined

A lifetime on fast forward

Unfolds in this hospital bed

Generations of tragedy at play

Interconnected fates

Woven tapestries collide this day

Culminating in a moment

Innocent eyes say their goodbyes

She weeps behind porcelain mask

Tasked with protecting his dignity

The Weeping Widows first battle

Starts with loss that forges her in fire

Grief is a black hole

But she is a blazing pyre