SIMPLY CANNOT

I am afraid

See myself standing there

In the shadows

A child

That needs to be held

Whimpering

Quietly

I sit here unmoving

Unwilling to start on my way

I know I must

Go see her

Be with her

But

I do not move

Stare at the blank screen

For

I am afraid

To see her lying there

Frail, weak, pale

With a brave smile

And a lilt in her voice

Just put there for me

So that

She worries us not

For she hates to be a bother

Unshed fearful tears

Sting my eyes

The pit of me

All knotted and

Agonized

Do I make

A mountain

Of her illness

I ask myself

For she is forever

So bright

So full of life

So vibrant

And alive

Then, just an illness

Cannot erode her

Cannot dilute her

Cannot

Simply cannot make her

Unwell……

~Glowing Embers~

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