it is, I have decided, just luck
it is not destiny, not a gift
or divine intervention
i was just lucky
some are
some aren't
and like most things in life
it just is what it is
for some
grief comes much too early
and stains their life
forever a dingy white
for me
it came later in life
it came later in life
but still, i was not prepared
and it was, what it was
i could not change it
death came - into my life
cloaked in hushed voices
lowlights & soft touches
a last breath,
exhaled
over a sea of grief
there was no lifeboat,
no anchor or mainstay
and no chart
to see me safely through
'hold tight', i whispered
as grief's savage waves & fury
tossed me about
alone, lost in a sea of grief
and it was, what it was
i could not change it
death came - into my life
cloaked in hushed voices
lowlights & soft touches
a last breath,
exhaled
over a sea of grief
there was no lifeboat,
no anchor or mainstay
and no chart
to see me safely through
'hold tight', i whispered
as grief's savage waves & fury
tossed me about
alone, lost in a sea of grief
suspended
on the edge of time
was it for a second, a minute,
an eternity, i do not know
but now, a familiar state of emptiness
our grief - has become my familiar
and even as the harsh waves abate
and even as my grief finally settles
it is still near
It is always
my constant companion
.....
on the edge of time
was it for a second, a minute,
an eternity, i do not know
but now, a familiar state of emptiness
our grief - has become my familiar
and even as the harsh waves abate
and even as my grief finally settles
it is still near
It is always
my constant companion
.....
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