"They say that sooner or laterI’m going to have to accept itand let you go. But no matterhow hard..."

“They say that sooner or later

I’m going to have to accept it

and let you go. But no matter

how hard I try, I cannot let go

of your hand, and I cannot

give up on the thought

that one day you will wake up

and it will feel like no time

has passed at all. But these

months haven’t been on our side,

and I know you wouldn’t blame me

for cursing at this clock,

this calendar, this fucking

waiting room. And you know me

better than anyone, and

you know that I’m not going to

let go of you just because

your mind has. That’s what

drew you to me in the first place.

Do you remember? How I would

never give-up. How I would

keep coming back even when

you would tell me that you

were shutting all the lights off.

But this, this is different,

and I will keep coming back

for as long as your name is on

that clipboard, and visiting hours

are in session. So please, my love,

don’t hold this dedication

against me. Because I know

if I were the one in that hospital

gown, inside that sterile bed,

and bathing underneath

those uncomfortable white lights,

you would be doing

exactly what I am doing.”

- "I’ll keep holding on," - Colleen Brown