Searing Pain Reemerges
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searing pain reemerges
each time I pass the hospital
creeping up to burn my eyes
subsiding with time, but never forgotten
when the doctor gave his prognosis
all Dad’s children were there
blades of hopelessness hit my heart
cutting it into pieces
instructions came in his living will
we did as he requested
wishing I could take this last journey with him
but knowing he would want us to thrive
my hand on his, I bowed my head
the puddle beneath me grew with each tear
another loving memory
another agonizing drop
many minutes seemed to pass
after machines were disconnected
too many minutes
too many memories
August 4, 2020
For Constance’s “Dusty Old Memories” contest
Copyright © Carolyn Devonshire | Year Posted 2020
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