Rudy Fell
He lies on the living room carpet
Conscious, groggy but awake
No signs of injury, lightly moaning
Leaning over him, how to help?
He fell last Thursday too
Better letting him settle
Before trying getting him up
Maybe I'll need to call
My son or ambulance aids
Now I'll just lie down facing him
Talk some, eye to eye
Like so many times before
In bed, on beaches and such
A couple of just sixty two years
Or a couple of one
Oldest lovers, oldest friends
His eyes open a bit teary, he whispers,
"Sorry, dear heart"
At once, I know my Rudy is there
I say back, "There, there love"
Now we are one again
The fall did not take him away
Not this time
I lay there, two oldies on the floor
Waiting for the right moment to resume
To try to live again
Rudy fell, he'll fall again
One day, I'll fall too
Copyright © Greg Gaul | Year Posted 2020
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