"My shattered dreams and broken heart
Are mending on the shelf
I saw you holding hands, standing close to someone else
Now I sit all alone wishing all my feeling was gone
I gave my best to you, nothing for me to do
But have one last cry"

He sat in the cold room...watching and waiting for a sign. A sign that his love was okay. A sign that his life would go on with her rather than without her. He sighed as he watched the paramedics and doctors rush by him. He felt so lost...so empty...he couldn't rest until he knew she was all right. A tear slid down his cheek as he looked at his surroundings. The sickening smell of death hung in the air, reminding him once again of why he hated hospitals so much. He remembered the day he met her....it was like an angel had flown into his life. From their first encounter he knew that she was the one...he loved her, with everything he had...

"One last cry, before I leave it all behind
I've gotta put you outta my mind this time
Stop living a lie
I guess I'm down to my last cry
Cry......"

He sat in the waiting room, his worst fears overtaking his thoughts...'God...please don't take my angel from me...I can't live without her' he whispered to himself as the tears refused to hold. They fell, like rain on a spring day...he tried his best to calm himself down but nothing seemed to work. Sobs wracked his body as he prayed that she would be okay. He felt culpable for her being here. He should have stopped her...

"I was here, you were there
Guess we never could agree
While the sun shines on you
I need some love to rain on me
Still I sit all alone, wishing all my feeling was gone
Gotta get over you, nothing for me to do
But have one last cry"

"Excuse me sir....are you waiting for news on a Ms. Clarie Adams?" A tall man asked, his eyes full of despair and sorrow. "Yes I am....is she all right?" he responded, tears blinding his vision.

"I'm sorry...." the man said as he hung his head. He felt his heart stop...

"One last cry, before I leave it all behind
I've gotta put you outta my mind this time
Stop living a lie
I know I gotta be strong
Cause round me life goes on and on and on
And on....."

"She's gone?" he said, his voice weak...'no....god please no...' he thought to himself as he looked at the doctor standing before him.

"No...but she's not going to make it...we don't expect her to live through the night," the man said as he patted his back.

"No....no..." he said, those were the only words he could muster...the tears threatened to spill again as he sat there in shock...'this is my fault..' he thought to himself as he looked at the doctor. "Can I see her?" he said, his eyes red from his tears.

"Of course...this way sir..." The doctor said with a weak smile as he led the man to his love's room.

"Clarie?  Sweetie...." he said as he rushed to her side."  She remained silent. He could hear the slow, yet steady beat of her heart.

"I'm sorry sir...she can hear you...but she is in an unconscious state," the doctor said quietly as he left the couple alone.

"I'm gonna dry my eyes
Right after I had my
One last cry"

"Please don't leave me..." he said, tears spilling from his eyes. He held her hand as he watched her...she was motionless. "Please...just wake up...you can get through this.." he said quietly as he kissed her lips lightly. He felt his eyes get heavy as he struggled to stay awake. Suddenly a noise brought him to full attention. A quiet cough erupted from Clarie's mouth as her eyes fluttered open. "Clarie!  Oh my gosh...stay awake please...don't leave me.." He begged as she tried to open her mouth to speak. He strained to listen as she whispered something.

"I love you...always..." she said in a quiet, angelic voice. Her hands went limp as the machines in the room went off.

She was gone...forever...his true love...was now a true angel up above. He shed a tear as he kissed her his final kiss goodbye...he had cried his last cry.

"One last cry, before I leave it all behind
I've gotta put you outta my mind for the very last time
Been living a lie
I guess I'm down
I guess I'm down
I guess I'm down...
To my last cry..."

"One Last Cry," Written and sung by Brian McKnight