Bedside

I twist with each terrible moan
escaping your lips in distress
while you lie prone, never alone,
to guess or stress on progress

of that mass invading you
sparked by ecology's change
to accrue tissues untrue
deranged limp in the exchange

until pulsing force vacates
through the tears welling inside
as their chemicals placate
to guide you outside doe-eyed

with papery sympathy
numbing such churning decay
to quake me with empathy
this day as you drift away.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Kendrick Avatar
December 28, 2009 at 10:16 AM
Sad to see one that is loved die in pain from some terrible disease. Keep the creative pen flowing. Sara
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