No

 
“No! Please, God no!”
The alarms have all gone silent
Nobody is running around anymore
A deathly silence surrounds us
Here I am gently holding you
Cradling your limp little head
Rhythmically rocking to and fro
But as hard as I rock you
I can’t make your heart beat
I squeeze your lifeless chest
Hoping I can force a necessary breath
But nothing is helping a restart
It’s clear that you’ve gone
It’s clear that you have let go
Despite the fact I just cannot
Tears escape my closed eyes
My shoulders shake and shudder
From behind it looks like I am laughing
I am a million miles away from humour
My heart is slowly breaking in two
Being torn apart by such sudden grief
A dark mist envelopes us
A strange dark peace is evident
Sadness and fear grip me
I can hear them coming close
They tell me I must give you up
I must hand you over to them
I am meant to entrust you to those
Who could not keep you alive
They debate with my very soul
Their persuasion is ominous
I fly my white flag of surrender
I fail again and give you up
I crumple to the floor like
A disregarded wet rain coat
I am deprived of motivation
I have no need for life or the living
I just want to go where you went
I simply want to be where you are