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Encased within my pale shell I now lay

Destined slowly to wither and decay

Familiar faces I can see - A vigil by my side

Unable to converse as I drift deeper inside

In recent times, in pain

I had to withdraw

Sinking deeper within myself

Accepting soon I shall be no more

Deterioration, despair

In solitude confined

In grief I hold no resentment

Held captive within my mind

Although I wish to tell you - I cannot speak

Yet my enduring love will forever be

My screams go unheard - My body wracked with pain

In agonizing stasis I must now remain

Slowly consumed from within myself

Incurable comatose state yet fully awake

Do not endure my restless sleep

Fond memories of old I wish you to keep

Reduced to a ghost by the onset of disease

Yet this image of me is not wanton to be seen

Distorted beyond recognition I shall be

In my twilight hours - Be glad I shall soon be free

I beseech you now to remember the person I once was

The life I have lived before all hope was lost

What I became in all my years

For these moments I have left - Please shed me no tears

My legacy will prevail when I'm finally gone

Now as my time ends arrives - Peace will finally come

To be free from the anguish and despair

I shall suffer no more, as my body doth perish

Hold tight your grief

I must henceforth depart

Keep always a place for me

Deep within your heart

Know I will look over you

From wherever I reside

My memory will live on

After this body has died