even in the cruelest pain

she kept her sense of style

 

until they put in the catheter

she kept her dresses organized

 

while he was dying on a battlefield

he was thinking about that night

 

when his dreams came true

under a different moonlight

 

hostages with terrorists

come to an understanding about holidays

 

children with parents

compromise on hours of play

 

our brain stays alive for minutes

after other vital signs fade

 

we negotiate with god

to the limit

 

then we try again