My wife died 3/20/2021


I Don’t know what to Feel

I have not felt yet
The true impact
Of a 45 plus year journey
With a wild Irish spirit

It ended so quietly
With just a last breath
Where we hesitantly
Waited for more

A question
A shared glance
My daughters grief crying
On her mother’s chest

I am numb, slow tears
Asking myself the question
Did I keep my promise?
Did I keep her by safe?

Caring for her
On a last trip
That no one
Wanted to travel

Was a nine year
Slow path of watching
Her slowly fade away
With each diagnosis

Her goals became
Grandkids born
Grand child adopted
Watching them grow

She got all of that
When neither of us
Was sure her future
Had that in her cards

For that I am grateful
Her happy place
Was time with them
Nothing else mattered more

She has been an inspiration
To my writing journey
She was a lightning rod
For those that ask how?

There is much left to understand
I cannot begin to know
How much is left to feel
Time will deliver that message



Poetry by Kee Zealy The PoetBay support member heart!
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Written on 2021-03-27 at 03:18

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Very sorry, sir, to hear of your loss. Allow yourself to feel whatever comes. Your tribute to your wife is beautiful.
2021-03-27


Sona The PoetBay support member heart!
oh! May her soul rest in peace. Yes, you have explained it so well. Love stories are sad and also very beautiful and so very ennobling and uplifting.
2021-03-27


Elle The PoetBay support member heart!
She is your inspiration and my deepest condolences for your loss

Elle x
2021-03-27


jim The PoetBay support member heart!
Please accept my condolences and my most sincere sympathy. I can only imagine what you feel and will feel, but this poem speaks volumes.
2021-03-27


josephus The PoetBay support member heart!
She must have been magnificent to have elicited this beautiful introspection. My heart and prayers go out to you. You obviously loved her deeply.
2021-03-27