The wrinkles on mom and Dad's
Countenance has deepened
They have aged faster within
The last few months
Let's say I am lucky,
I found two homes,
Two families
But how lucky i am!
To watch their smiles wither away
Just the way my body does,
Bit by bit, strand by strand
Cell by cell
Yet I leave with no regret,
Just a wish, a prayer,
May their happiness return
Sooner, sooner than this
Departure that has come upon me.
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