I barely heard the shot
The dull thud that
Sent your head rocking
This way and that
Surprised you gasped
An 'oh' and I
Felt you slump

I tried so hard
In vain
To contain
The bone and brain
So as not to lose
Any part of you but
There was too
Much blood for me
To stem the flow

In death as in life
You covered me
With your warmth