Sudden
With a snap of the fingers,
The drop of a hat,
A life can be altered
And that will be that.
Though positive changes
May happen that way,
It’s mostly the bad things
That heavily weigh.
For something that’s sudden
That no one expected
Casts ripples of grief
To each person affected.
Yet life must go on
In an alternate way,
Though survivors remember
The terrible day
That divides all their lives
Into two equal parts –
The before and the after,
When sufferance starts.
Copyright © Ilene Bauer | Year Posted 2025
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