I Want to Watch You Die

I want to watch you die,
to cease,
Be there the moment,
Your soul is fleeced.
Be there the moment,
Your days is gone,
Having been here beside you,
all along.

Yes, I swear to be,
an incessant partner.
Let’s forget the years,
Watch wrinkles sharpen.
mis-remember the last names,
Of the next door neighbours.
Let’s go to funerals,
Not read the papers.

‘He’ll be the death of you’,
The grandkids might joke,
Or you might crash,
Burn, break, melt or choke.
I’ll catch up,
You run ahead,
But only after I’ve had
you at your best.