A Gift Redone
The car was checked out for I would have a hard day
Off to Alameda an investigation crossing over the bay
The car came to a halt in the middle of the bridge
I pull over and got on the passenger side
That’s all I remember until weeks passed
I pondered and wondered and asked and asked
But my brain was swollen so I had no memory
And did not hold the memories when people told them
People came to visit but I do not remember who
Friends co-workers, an EMT too
I was friendly and polite so I have been told
A gift again for I think people left seeing me in stitches and casts
Only pain and broken bones returned night after night
A year of PT and speech therapy
Slowly returned the most important memories
Except for that day when death came so near
The policemen had already given up on me
Waiting for the final words of the EMT
But he opened the crushed door and whispered to me
So I woke up and smiled all ready to go
But he grabbed me and told me no no
They raised me so carefully and put me in a gurney
And off to the hospital with nights of surgery
Still no memory a gift perhaps
Years later with rehab and doctors galore
Taking some pills and being told over again and again
It was a miracle which I found was hard to accept
For its been hard to find words and it is painful to move
Though one night when I was alone with my dog Billy
The pain was erupting and I was afraid
My X-husband was away and counting on a large
Amount from the truck that crushed me and my car
He hoped for the money and but had no heart
I felt a presence as the dog quieted down
He lay by my bed I know he felt it too
And a warmth surrounded and enfolded me
A Love was there then it quickly went away
What that was I only know that I hold onto it to this day
Yes yes now I do quietly pray
For it kept me going and it gave me rest
Yet I never forget the fear and loneliness
And that moment of a deep togetherness
It was a gift given in an moment of infinite tenderness
Thus I try to return that warmth the the best way I can
Copyright © Linda Milgate | Year Posted 2021
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