I Am So Sorry.

I am so sorry
we couldn’t save you.
Time and luck were against us. The system has been against you from the beginning.

I am so sorry
for giving you hope just to rip it from you,
for letting you and your family down,
for dangling a shot at life just outside your grasp then snatching it away.

I didn’t snatch it away.
We did everything we could.
We did.
Didn’t we?
Yes.

I am so sorry.

The fight isn’t over, but the outlook’s grim.
We lost this battle-
didn’t even make it to the battle ground.
Where do we go from here?
It is time for me to leave.

I love you.
You are more than a number,
you are a friend.
I’ll never forget you.

I am so sorry.