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At His Side

he winces
when he thinks
i’m not watching
his throbbing pain
too hard to bear
his tears tug at my heart

his body twitches
into aching spasm
from stabbing stinging 
throbbing ache
refusing to let up

can’t lift a finger
to slash his anguish
i see him tortured
it breaks my heart      



Published in my 24-page photo/anthology ~CENSORED~ 2020

AP: 2nd place 2020

Posted on August 19, 2018

Copyright © Line Gauthier | Year Posted 2018

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Adeniji Toluwalope Gideon Date: 8/22/2018 2:38:00 AM Dear Gauthier, I can feel your pains. Hard times never last. Best wishes, Adeniji Login to Reply

Timothy Mcguire Date: 8/21/2018 12:31:00 AM Been there, remember exactly what you are writing about. Your poem is so well written I could almost feel his pain. Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 8/21/2018 8:25:00 AM Not a pleasant feeling. Hopefully an end is in sight.

Andrea Dietrich Date: 8/20/2018 5:23:00 PM oh my, so heart felt, Line. It is awful seeing a loved one in pain. Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 8/20/2018 5:30:00 PM Hard seeing my husband suffer. Especially with our tenth anniversary celebration weekend coming up with the out-of-town guests... Yikes!

Sylvia Coulstock Date: 8/20/2018 11:56:00 AM Line this is so beautiful and heart wrenching.It made me feel quite sad yet the love contained in it is so overwhelming.An emotional yet lovely piece. June x Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 8/20/2018 6:00:00 PM Thanks for your lovely visit, June - you know that I'm going to want to call you Sylvia for obvious reasons....

Gershon Wolf Date: 8/19/2018 10:11:00 PM I can just feel the anguish through the lines ... and btw, congrats on leading all of us in number of writes at 134. Bravo! ~ gw Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 8/19/2018 11:05:00 PM Feeling helpless with my hubby out of commission with a sore back for two months already ! Not fun.

Caren Krutsinger Date: 8/19/2018 8:07:00 PM Heartfelt, and sincerely sad, Line. We have probably all been there. I know I have. Sometimes the best thing to do is cry with someone, other times the best thing to do is to pointedly not notice. Only you know what is needed in each situation, and they are all hard as they all break your heart a little. Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 8/19/2018 11:08:00 PM Thank you for your supportive visit and comment, Caren. Most appreciated.