Her Suffering!

today
it hurt much more_
yesterday was okay!
it’s finally sinking within
it’s ouch!
all this
happened so fast
I really don’t understand
why’d it have to happen to me?
I pray_
begin
chemo’ today
platelets for breakfast while
doctors prepare to place shunts in
my chest
fresh fruit?
no! not allowed!
and no fresh veg’tables ...
and def’nitely no fresh flowers
dear child
lest they carry germs through double-
duty shunts into your
immune system
wiped out_
harpist
gently playing Brahms Lullaby
welcoming new life to
a world in which
I cry
wish I’d
broken my heart
girls survive broken hearts
all the time_ it’s raining tears in
my head_
this is
what my heart says_
in toil, prayer and travail_
too many tears, not enough hugs
it hurts
~
In Memory of Amelia Worth, Coos Bay, OR, USA (10 Jan 1984 to 07 Nov 2006)

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You have written a beautiful memorial for your friend, showing deep emotion without sentimentality--I hope you have shared this with her family.
JFC
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felt the pain with this one. powerful post! Drm