Help Her
Everyday she watches
sitting in that chair
her heart pounding
constantly she stares
everyday she listens
to the reasuring sound
a steady beep a rythm
meaning a heart beat can be found
every night she worries
when she's told that she must go
yet she knows she must be strong
her fears she must not show
everynight she comforts
her little brothers cries
while she hopes he doesn't see
the worry in her eyes
every morning she wakes up
and takes her brother to his school
then heads back up to the hospital
even though there's nothing she can do
she stays a bit then leaves
heading off to her job
but she's only seventeen
at schools where she belongs
bills to pay mouths to feed
stressing her young mind
she too young to know what to do
she's stumbling around blind
every day she worries
while she struggles to get by
everyday she watches
as her mother slowly dies
Copyright © Anne Hessler | Year Posted 2014
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