Waiting...
He sat next to the bed, holding her hand. Sedated, she moved restlessly, unable to communicate. It had been nearly sixty years that they'd been together. After a lifetime together that included children, friends, work, travel, joy and heartache, her journey was nearly at an end. The pocket watch ticked as she struggled to breathe, her lungs ravaged by cigarettes and time. The purple wrist band on her arm said "Do not resuscitate." As the pocket watch wound down the years, the months, the days, the hours, the minutes, he held her hand. There was nothing more he could do for her... except continue to love her.
