If This Is the End

If this is my final breath—
will you too leave me forever?

If we never speak again—
will you pretend to be well?

If death's agony deepens—
will you hold me with everything you have?

If this is our last seeing—
will you let me look inside your heart?

If loving you becomes a crime—
will mine be the cruelest punishment?

If memories freeze still—
will you grip my hand once, terribly tight?