Heart attack!

He felt the pain intensely in his jaw
Extreme heaviness crushing his chest
Intense burning pain
Radiating across his back and
Down his lifeless left arm
Shortness of breath
Denying life giving oxygen

Knowing instinctively that his time was near
He slowly backed away
From friends and family
Not wanting them to watch him die
He walked into the woods
Labored breathing and pain
Forcing him to his knees

Willing himself to his feet
Pain dropped him to one knee
And he crawled like a wounded animal
Thrashing his head from side to side
Trying to lessen the unbearable
Relentless pain
Across his shoulders

Lying down in a bed of leaves
Breathing in the scent of autumn
He closed his eyes
Perchance to see the face of his love
And her smiling eyes
Which appeared to change color
Like the falling autumn leaves

Fading in and out of awareness
He cried out to her
As she faded away
A luminous whiteness
Appeared as
He reached out

And touched

The face of

~God~