Sitting up past
midnight
Ears straining for
breath without wheeze
Sitting up praying you
wouldn’t go with the night.
The intrusion of the
telephone breaks
My concentration.
I hear his voice. It
is soft
Words almost silent.
I run to him searching
his face
And ask for my boots.
‘I wont be long’ I say
and
Kiss him softly.
I drive without
recollection
A Journey to my new
life.
My brother stands
weeping
Slouched against the
door
My mother sits in
stunned silence.
Entering the bedroom
I move to him
And kiss his cold
beautiful face
The walls resound
grace and
We all stand around in
prayer.
We never said goodbye
I thought
Was there need? He
just knew
Like always I never
had to ask.
He left us and the
breathing became deeper
The lark had flown
leaving
A young child to live
on.
I still long for one
more minute
To see his dark brown
eyes
His smile
To hear him laugh –
Just one more minute
Angela M.C. D’Alton©
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