20 October 2012
Will you take care of me when I'm old? Stay true to the vows you made when given the band of gold?
Will you push me around if i'm in a wheelchair? Will you do it without complaint, just to show that you care?
Will you feed me my dinner if i'm not able? Will you clean up the mess I might make on the table?
Will you wipe my mouth if I drool? Will you do these things or will it make you feel like a fool?
Will you look after me if I become senile? Or will you resent it because I just sit and smile?
What will you do if I become really ill? Would you help me sit down and write out my will?
What if that illness was terminal? Could you handle the fact that you might have to make the call?
What if you had to turn off the machine? A rock and a hard place you could be stuck between.
If, for me, it was the best thing to do, Would you show the courage to carry it through?
If it came to pass, this my worse fear, I would want you to do it and not shed a tear.
But if the roles were reversed, I cannot lie. I don't think I would have the strength to watch you die.
It would mean nothing to have a life without you, If I had to make that decision, then I would have to go to.
The Hardest Decision • Opuss № I