Coughing Frights

“Sweetheart” you said, “Please listen my dear”, My insides were squirming, A side effect of fear. “I love you a lot”, you said, “...I won’t ever leave”, But the world is cruel, And so you caught the disease. By your bedside i lingered, For days and for nights, As you continued to cough, And I consoled your frights. “I promised”, you said, Tears stained to your cheek, But the blood wouldn’t stop, Till you slowly got weak.