The house is awfully quiet
Don’t hear you struggle with each breath
The oxygen, your lifeline
The tanks beside your bed.
The dog sits by your slippers
Right next to your brown chair
I’m sure he wonders where you’ve gone
He seems confused and scared.
So many years you struggled
It was hard to watch you breathe
I tried to make you comfortable
Anticipate your needs.
I feel so devastated
Now that I am on my own
It’s not easy here without you
I feel so all alone.
Sipping coffee at the table
In the morning before dawn
Hard to accept the saddest truth
My darling, you are gone.
I knew this day was coming
I tried to be prepared
But like the dog…. I’m sitting here
Confused and oh so scared.
Friends and family came together
Offered words, they did their best
Said that …. you’re no longer suffering
At last, you are at rest.
But, nothing makes much sense to me
Maybe down the line
I can find a way to cope with loss
I pray I will in time.
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