THE LETTER

HE HATED TO WRITE HER THIS LETTER,

FOR HE KNEW HOW HARD IT WOULD BE

TO TELL HER THAT HE WAS DYING,

YET, HE FELT SHE COULD TAKE IT, AND SEE

HE HAD TO TELL HER THE TRUTH ABOUT THE ILLNESS

THAT HAD TAKEN SO LONG TO TAKE HIS LIFE.

HE HAD KEPT IT FROM HER TO KEEP DOWN THE STRIFE.

MY DARLING WIFE,

TODAY THE DOCTOR SAID THAT I MUST LEAVE YOU

AND I SHALL NEVER RETURN.

THE ILLNESS THAT I HAVE IS NOW TERMINAL,

IT IS A VERY HARD THING TO LEARN.

I DID NOT WANT TO TELL YOU, BUT YOU MUST

PREPARE NOW FOR MY DEATH,

I SHALL HELP YOU DO ALL THAT IS BEST

FOR YOU, THE ONE I LOVE AND TRUST.

TODAY I MUST PREPARE FOR MY LEAVING,

IT COULD BE ANY MINUTE OF ANY HOUR,

SO PLEASE JUST LOVE ME NOW, AND HOLD ME,

AND DO NOT SEND ANY FLOWERS.

FOR YOUR LOVE IS WHAT HAS KEPT ME GOING

THROUGHOUT THESE MANY MONTHS OF SUCH PAIN,

I SHALL LOVE YOU NOW, AND THROUGHOUT ETERNITY

AND I SHALL SEE YOU AGAIN.

I LOVE YOU WITH ALL THAT IS WITHIN ME,

YOUR HUSBAND FOREVER. AND ALWAYS,

ME.

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