A Sick Love

Story by Empath Naga on SoFurry

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I love you, but I can't touch you.

I love you, but I can't be with you.

Why? I'm a dead man walking,

Get too close, and you're a dead woman talking.

AIDS is what it's called.

That's a joke if I ever heard one.

AIDS? Aids what, exactly?

Aids death? Aids misery? Aids anything but the two of us?

I love you, but I can't love you.

I love you, so I won't hurt you.

So, as I lie here, looking in your green eyes,

Diagnosed with "Terminal Pneumonia,"

I stroke my fingers through your red hair,

I have the strength to say one thing.

"Goodbye,"

Gathering tears make your eyes sparkle as you smile.

"Not 'Goodbye.' 'See you later.' I'm not immortal, you know."

A light chuckle escapes me as my vision starts to blur.

Just before the breathing machine starts beeping,

I hear you say one last thing to me,

"I love you."

The world goes quiet. Everything turns black,

And I leave my body, leaving you behind.

But I don't leave forever.

I will see you again, my love.