Inevitable

An old man
Lies dying
In the guest bedroom
At his daughter's house.

His own house
Abandoned
Years earlier

His granddaughter
Now a mother
Herself
Waits patiently
Holding his hand
Wishing he would
Just get better.
She thought
He might
Live forever.

His granddaughter
A tiny child
Abandons
Her friends
To play with
Her Pop.
The tiny child
Admires him
All her life
As she grows
Older
And older
She only
Respects him more.

Still life
Is what it is.
Her heart
Breaks
As he lies
Dying.
All she can do
Is hold his hand
Hope he is
Comfortable.
Which he is not.
She can only
Hope
He will get better.
She thought
He would live
Forever.
Agonizing
To watch
Him die.