An Unforgettable Meeting
"a dagger of pain, a tear of grief" ~ by Constance La France
Only once I looked into her pale, weak face.
In white hospital sheets, she lay motionless,
A bag of bones! Her chest heaving high and low
In her eyes, a well of unarticulated pain
How could I pacify her or quell her fears
When both of us knew it would be
Perhaps our last meeting ever!
Longed to wipe away her aches with a caress
But my weak hands didn’t budge an inch
Knew my heartbeats rising into a frenetic pitch
And an opaqueness shrouding my eyes
Did I hear the thud of glassware,
Cracking into a hundred shards?
I tried to camouflage my emotions
But a sudden surge of sorrow welled within
Before I could restrain, a tear tumbled down.
How hard I tried to control the deluge of sorrow.
Finding it in vain, I turned my face away.
After moments, gaining composure
Once again I turned to her
This time our glances intertwined
And her thin lips curved into a smile
I knew it was her effort to console me
Or in that split second
Did a lifetime of our companionship
Fleet across her feeble mind
I could hearken to the murmur of her heart
“Don’t worry! In the Kingdom of Light
I shall soon find a nest where I’ll wait!”
Her whispered words built a dam across my grief
But could break anytime with the slightest shock!
May. 16.2023
~ Placed First~
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Copyright © Valsa George | Year Posted 2023
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