Hemingway's Six

In our darkened room with shades drawn down, Lights off, door closed. The staff has withdrawn the other end of the ward, granting Grief’s privacy as we cuddle in bed Together, naked, holding our daughter. When they brought her back to us, my Sweetheart Begged me, “Take off your clothes and join me. I need to feel all of you by my side!” Although we have bathed both our faces In tears this afternoon, the one cry we Long to hear is denied to us – hers. Her body we hold, her soul is with Him! Jesus on the Cross! My side, lungs and heart Have also been severed by that spear! (An homage to Ernest Hemingway's famous six-word story, "For Sale, Baby Shoes, Never Used.")