E10 (Sweet)

You were just one year old
Still learning to walk and talk
A silent storm within
A challenge to unlock
In the grasp of illness
You struggled to breathe
To the ER we rushed
A nightmarish eve
Dehydrated you faltered
A fragile little soul
In the doctor's hands
The needle took its toll
In the room where fears collided
I scratched my face
Emotions too hard to hide
Twenty days of battles
Alongside your bed
Learning a new dance
Where hope and fear tread
For twenty long days
Within hospital walls
I lived and breathed your struggle
As darkness befalls
A pale smile replaced
By tears in your eyes
On the highchair, you clung
A lifeline so tight
Eating with one hand
The other in mine
In the room where fears collided
I scratched my face
Emotions too hard to hide
Twenty days of battles
Alongside your bed
Learning a new dance
In the room where fears collided
I scratched my face
Emotions too hard to hide
Twenty days of battles
Alongside your bed
Learning a new dance
Where hope and fear tread
Your cry at the sight
Of a white coat remained
Months of tears
Fear lingering in your gaze
A struggle against demons
That time slowly lays
A part of you now
A thread in the fabric of life
Years have passed by
The scars have faded away
You resilient spirit
A strong woman today
I love you honey
Forever you will be
The one eating with one hand
While the other holding me
In the room where fears collided
I scratched my face
Emotions too hard to hide
Twenty days of battles
Alongside your bed
Learning a new dance
Where hope and fear tread

In the room where fears collided
I scratched my face
Emotions too hard to hide
Twenty days of battles
Alongside your bed
Learning a new dance
Learning a new dance