Praying
Overcome
With
debilitating grief,
As
I watch you
Slowly
wasting away,
Sick,
Scared,
Lacking
the vital force
Of
life that always drew people in,
Your
magnetic pull.
From
a distance I must
Sit,
And
wait,
And
pray,
Holding
on
To
every miniscule
Glimmer
of hope,
Clutching
it tightly
In
fear that it will slip away,
That
you will slip away,
In
the blink of an eye.
I
cannot imagine a world
Without
your laugh,
Without
your hugs,
Telling
me you love me,
That
I make you proud.
Not
ready to lose you,
Not
yet willing
To
let you go,
So
I’ll just sit here
Prayers have healing power and their strong connection will never ever let go off our most prized possession.
ReplyDeleteContinuing to pray... Sometimes you are not able to help a person and that is when you start wishing.
ReplyDeleteA concrete picture of the sadness of letting go. Beautifully expressed.
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praying is the best thing we can do....esp in the face of loss...the hardest for me to ever face was my MIL...one of the hardest days in my life....
ReplyDeleteThis is so heart wrenching...powerful words that touch the heart deeply. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteOh, this poem really struck a chord with me, Tracy. I've been in your position as well.....and it is VERY hard. I don't think we are ever ready to lose a person we love. (I did find writing poetry helped as well.)
ReplyDeleteIt's so intense and sad. I think it's worse for people around a sick person than for the person himself.
ReplyDeleteSometimes that is all we can do--sit in the moment, and pray--this just really struck me today Tracy!
ReplyDeleteTracy, you have written grief as deep as it gets - so hard to know the loved one is slipping away, while one still clings to their presence. So heartbreaking. Write your way through it, kiddo. It is about the only thing that helps - it also records the journey, so one day you can see how far you have traveled.
ReplyDeleteI can feel your grief & it is so hard.....praying gives us hope.
ReplyDeleteYou must now this first hand to have written this and I'm sorry for your hardship! I'll pray tonight for you and your loved one!
ReplyDeleteOh, my, have I been there... Great POEM.
ReplyDeleteVery moving words. Carver, ABC Wed. Team
ReplyDeleteI too have been there and feel your loss. Your poetry is a gift. It's also a healing tool.
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