
TO A FRIEND ON HIS DEATH BED
The time has come to leave you,
the Underworld I see.
I want to kiss you here,
I wish to, but cannot.
I can only say goodbye.
never to see you again.
I wish to hug you
but my arms are dead
Take my hand, feel how cold it is.
Take it, feel how faint it is.
I have let go all my hope
and wait for Hades only.
Yes, the time has come to leave you,
here is Hades’ face.
I cannot even kiss you,
I let my last breath go.