Dying Wish

            I grit my teeth and swallow       

The metallic taste of blood

As I continue to fight to live

That I may find you again

My opponent has little to protect

Except himself and his belief

I have you, my childhood love

My fiancé, your smile is worth

The bruises from his blows

The cuts sapping my strength,

Myriad slashes and gashes on my body

Burning fierce in individual agony

My panting breath cannot expel pain

The darkness closes in to trick my eyes

Yet the desire to see you empowers—

"I will not die…not just yet…!" "To…mo…"