Until you were gone (April 2015)

You watched, with youthful anticipation,
As I signed your life away.
You didn't know, only trusted
What was going on.
You could never have known
Never have fathomed
What was happening
What I, your friend
Your family,
Was letting happen
The very worst thing,
Anathema,
To what
I wanted
for you.

I signed your life away
And held you
Until you were gone.