april 6,2005

one last sunset


getting
all of their things
in order
as the doctor
leaves
lump
heart in throat
choking on all
of the somedays
and growing old
together and no more time
and she takes him back
to the little house
full of lifetimes
and birthdays
and movie nights with the big white popcorn bowl
and how he cried when you told him
that he could not make one last visit
to his beloved florida vacation to forget
the cares and pain
to sit and watch
the soothing sunsets.
and when one thing goes wrong
all
hell
brakes loose
and its really more than one
could take and the
quiet comes
eventually
after the storm
and the hospice lady was very nice
and poor ol' tom is very weak
walking to the bathroom knocks
the wind
the life
the breath
from his body
and you be what you can be-

till death do you ....
know how to let go.
can you stand watching
the withering.
can your heart
break anymore...
hold every second as you hold his hand.
the time flies
and the world
gets bigger
and the day
gets darker and
you tell him to keep an eye
on sunsets
on bright days
that warm his face
as you sit and pray
hold until
the day comes.