The Final Hour
This is about a Christian woman living at a rest home that has no other place to abide without anyone caring and depression. I used to work as a CNA(Certified Nurse Assistant).
The Final Hour
Oh, I want to go home
cannot wait to roam,
not here but far above,
to abide in God’s love,
where tears never flow
like they do here below.
I wake up no shoes
when without a clue,
locate under the bed
as I lift up the spread.
What time to go now
for the dining room, chow.
My eyes are growing dim,
help me to find Jim,
do not want a dispute
with you…, I’m in pursuit,
is he over there,
in his favorite wheel chair.
Do I have to take a pill?
What a splendid thrill!
Here she comes so late
find I detest the wait,
once gone need to eat,
no other person to greet.
Isn’t this exquisite?
come in and visit.
three beds in a row,
she sounds like a crow.
A toilet to share,
I’m hoping no one’s there.
Who gave me a phone call,
only, Sister Hall.
How is the preacher,
his wife, still a teacher?
My bible lies here,
in the heart it lives near.
Wipe tears off the sleeve,
now you go and leave.
Days I long for past,
desire to be free at last,
so I hear the songs
of praise for which I long.
Who knows the final hour
that’s in God’s power?
The curtain of life
opens to no more strife,
leave this earth of pain
forever without a cane.
By tiptoe
Copyright © Deborah Russell | Year Posted 2016
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