A group of loved ones waiting in a hospital room
They all watched anxiously as the doctor walked towards them
His steps seeming to drag slower and slower by the second
As he delivered the news
Each word came out heavier than the next

The boy listened and with shock filled eyes he realized
His mother wasn't coming back
He would never again hear her say I love you

He quickly thought back to all the years he spent away from her
Now just time wasted

Because all the future memories were gone in seconds
While the present ones were shattered by words

So it was there in that small cramped room
Surrounded by watching eyes that he hid the torture in his own