~ ‘night, Mother ~

Soft hisses of
machines in the night
mingling with
labored breaths scented
in medicinal fumes
wafting under my nose

Appalled by the
cruelty of life
slowly dissipating
before me as
echoes of goodbye
close in on me
I watch grayed skin
heavy with disease
once bright
red-rimmed eyes
dimmed
as her once
girlish hopes and
dreams fade
along with her life

Knowing
her end is near
riddled with fear
my sorrows
trickle onto
a beloved face
death holds no grace
I lean down
kissing cracked
dried lips
my broken whispers
pressed against
a deaf ear

'night Mother~

nov 2008



nov 2008


awh rev @ july 2009

this is fun. never done this before

Nice poem

Very sad, but beautiful!

I'm sorry for your loss MisWiz
Thank you for shareing

Warm embraces of love surround you...

((( Alicia )))))

I have no words
I hold you
I hold you