When Love Is Not Enough
“I’m so sorry for your loss.”
“She was a lovely person, inside and out!”
With “ . . . so sorry” . . . “ . . . so sorry” still sing-songing in my mind,
I heard, “She’s in a better place, Dear!”
I cringed at this one while hugging the well-meaning,
sweet friend and fighting the urge to scream,
“She should be at the movies with her friends!”
My legs had no bones;
God must have been holding me up.
Oh, God, You could have simply refused to let her come to You!
Then you wouldn’t have to be my legs.
The piano music and singing were almost indescribably beautiful,
the parts I heard.
Our Pastor said all the right things,
avoiding the common platitudes.
Of course, he didn’t disclose why her young heart failed.
Love of family and friends was not enough,
at that time, to comfort me.
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She was hooked—from the first time.
Rehab failed repeatedly.
My fervent prayers weren’t enough.
My love, which I thought was SO powerful, wasn’t enough.
Date: September 9, 2019
Contest Title: Sometimes Love Is Not Enough
Sponsor: Silent One
Copyright © Janice Canerdy | Year Posted 2019
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