Rainbow Bridge

The vet said there’s nothing left to try,

And I swore I felt my heart flatline,

As I try to fake a smile

Purring through the pain that’s killing me.

Crying on the floor, steam hides my tears,

The shower’s loud but not enough to hear

The walls inside are caving in

They say we both have cancer... I guess that’s life’s dark joke,

But you kept on fighting while I barely cope

You, you went past the rainbow bridge,

While I’m stuck here, losing grip.

Thought about checking out, I swear I did,

But your strength still whispers, “Live.”

If you can crawl through pain,

Then maybe I can find my worth.

I’ll see you again, my perfect cure

Till then, I’ll keep breathing first.

Still see your eyes when the sky wears thin.

Every sunrise burns a little less,

Every night I talk to your silhouette.

You taught me hope in tragedy,

How to stay strong when the world breaks me.

So I light a candle, not for goodbye,

But to mark the start of staying alive.

You’re the reason I fight when the walls cave in,

Your memory’s my medicine.

You went past the rainbow bridge,

While I’m stuck here, losing grip.

Thought about checking out, I swear I did,

But your strength still whispers, “Live.”

If you can crawl through pain,

Then maybe I can find my worth.

I’ll see you again, my perfect cure—

Till then, I’ll keep breathing first.

Your toys still stay by the bed,

A melody caught in my head.

Maybe heaven’s just the place

Where broken hearts get remade.

You crossed that rainbow light,

Now your love’s my lullaby at night.

I’ll carry you through every fight,

Till my stars burn out in flight.

If you could stay brave through the hurt,

Then maybe I can do the work.

You saved me once without a word—

Now I’ll keep breathing… for you