Fragile Flight
Fragile Flight
Our fleshly vessel wears with the years
While the spirit remains forever young
The days of wear begin to scream for freedom
From pain so intense the mind cannot overcome
Although the spirit is healthy, racking pain
Consumes our thought patterns and that small
Still voice becomes a flicker in comparison
To the gripping pain these frailties produce
Those around them do not want to face the
Helplessness they feel and slowly disappear
From their lives leaving them to perish alone
Forgetting that their needs were once covered
By the very person, they now have no time for
Yet, when they need, the other is still there to help
Tears of loneliness and loss flood their face
Knowing those who have abandoned the other
Find safety for their feelings
behind comments like
“I want to remember
them as they were”
Hence leaving the other to dwindle away
Alone and hungry for the human contact
Of their once close friends and family
Are left waiting alone in the wings
For the Collector of Souls to come
Carole Cookie Arnold
2010
Copyright © Carole Cookie Arnold | Year Posted 2010
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