An Angel Came
An angel came
while I was just down the block
driving home that day at three o’clock.
Your sisters, brother and niece insisted
that I get out of the house for a little while,
they treated me as if I was a child.
They spoke of the 24/7 vigil as if it had taken hold of me
and over time had sapped and drained away my energy.
all thought it better if I wasn’t there when you chose to leave.
If only they knew how I longed to sit beside your bed
and be the very last one to hold your hand and kiss your head
just as the angel came.
Hospice said you waited until I wasn’t there
at the moment of your unending love and care
but nothing held or holds back the tears.
An angel came and whispered in my ear
that you had shed your very last tear
and all the pain and suffering had found an end.
.
I understand but saddened too,
that those last minutes, I was not with you
when the angel came.
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