They were like you
Fragile
Wanting
Hoping
Their radiant purple buds
Shriveled
Curled
Drooping
Hopeless, I thought
Taking them from the sun
Drenching them in a
Clean burst of water
I forgot them
Hopeless, I thought
But even this gentle flower
Began to light and lift its
Weary weakened head
Survived
How every living thing
Begs for one more moment
Thirsts to see the sun again
As you did, my fair one
My radiant one
My precious of all beings
Seizures
Paralysis
Dementia
These unspeakable ghosts
Invading
Depriving
Annihilating
Till your heart beat no more
You shame me
For still you
Smiled
Laughed
Loved
Me, most of all,
Missed me
Most of all
Was your 46th chromosome
A gift?
A curse?
I cannot answer
For they seemed tied together
Like the tangles in your brain
Your breath gave life to all
It moved from your body
Like a symphony
Giving pleasure to all
Fortunate to be within
Reach of its life-giving song
Hopeless, I thought
I am
Fragile
Wanting
Hoping
Shriveled
Curled
Drooping
For I cannot
Smile
Laugh
Love
You, I love
Most of all
You, I miss
Most of all
I wait now for water
Author Bio:
Jan Niebrzydowski is the author of the Madeline Donovan mystery series books writing under the pen-name, Madison Kent. She is a published poet whose interests include painting and dance.
Fragile
Wanting
Hoping
Their radiant purple buds
Shriveled
Curled
Drooping
Hopeless, I thought
Taking them from the sun
Drenching them in a
Clean burst of water
I forgot them
Hopeless, I thought
But even this gentle flower
Began to light and lift its
Weary weakened head
Survived
How every living thing
Begs for one more moment
Thirsts to see the sun again
As you did, my fair one
My radiant one
My precious of all beings
Seizures
Paralysis
Dementia
These unspeakable ghosts
Invading
Depriving
Annihilating
Till your heart beat no more
You shame me
For still you
Smiled
Laughed
Loved
Me, most of all,
Missed me
Most of all
Was your 46th chromosome
A gift?
A curse?
I cannot answer
For they seemed tied together
Like the tangles in your brain
Your breath gave life to all
It moved from your body
Like a symphony
Giving pleasure to all
Fortunate to be within
Reach of its life-giving song
Hopeless, I thought
I am
Fragile
Wanting
Hoping
Shriveled
Curled
Drooping
For I cannot
Smile
Laugh
Love
You, I love
Most of all
You, I miss
Most of all
I wait now for water
Author Bio:
Jan Niebrzydowski is the author of the Madeline Donovan mystery series books writing under the pen-name, Madison Kent. She is a published poet whose interests include painting and dance.
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