I am doing some research for a project and read Poems In The Key Of Life: Reflections Of A Combat Medic, written by Kerry "Doc" Pardue, last night.

Very emotional stuff. Here is an example.

The Last Breath

Kerry “Doc” Pardue

I was your nurse

You were my patient

Thrown together half-way across the earth

I am not sure you can hear me

You haven’t got much time

I will do my best to keep you out of pain

I will stay with you holding your hand

Until the last breath

It is my job to help you on your final journey

Your hands seem so strong for one so young

Your hair so soft and easy to touch

Your breathing is more labored

Close your eyes breathe deep and slow

That’s it let it all out…the last breath

Your face relaxes, your hands go limp

I was with you at the end of your life

I touched you, I held you, I loved you

I didn’t even know your name

All I have is the memory of your last breath