Line Gauthier Poet Free verse

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

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Adeniji Toluwalope Gideon August 22, 2018 at 2:38 AM Dear Gauthier, I can feel your pains. Hard times never last. Best wishes, Adeniji

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

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

Sylvia Coulstock August 20, 2018 at 11:56 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 Line Gauthier August 20, 2018 at 6:00 PM Thanks for your lovely visit, June - you know that I'm going to want to call you Sylvia for obvious reasons....

Gershon Wolf August 19, 2018 at 10:11 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 Line Gauthier August 19, 2018 at 11:05 PM Feeling helpless with my hubby out of commission with a sore back for two months already ! Not fun.

Caren Krutsinger August 19, 2018 at 8:07 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. Line Gauthier August 19, 2018 at 11:08 PM Thank you for your supportive visit and comment, Caren. Most appreciated.