In Sickness and in Health.

Goldfinch60

In sickness and in health I made my vow,

Made my vow before God.

That vow I shall keep,

Shall keep it at all times,

Shall keep it while my wife drowns,

Drowns in dementia.

The thoughts now lost,

Or repeated constantly,

The intensity spent on insignicance,

Minutes, maybe hours looking,

Looking at a page,

A page in her diary,

Not wanting to miss anything,

Anything that is weeks away.

It is so hard to see her like this,

This woman who is the light of my life,

That light so dimmed now

Occasionally the spark shines

And the woman I married is back.

Those sparks are becoming infrequent,

But for her I will be there,

I will always be there,

Be there in the knowledge,

The knowledge that when we leave,

When we leave this human existence

We will be together,

Together as our unaging Spirits join,

Join with God and fly,

Fly in joy and love,

Fly together towards infinity,

Knowing that our life together

Will be eternal.

  • Author: Goldfinch60 (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: April 24th, 2017 01:31
  • Comment from author about the poem: Love can conquer everything but it can be so hard at times.
  • Category: Love
  • Views: 161
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  • orchidee

    Sensitive write.

  • Tony36

    Well written and expressed great write

    • Goldfinch60

      Thank you Tony.

      • Tony36

        Welcome

      • WriteBeLight

        You have put together so well the words of a very difficult time in your life. I hope that you find comfort in being able to do so. My heart breaks for you Goldfinch. I am so sorry you and she have to go through this.

        • Goldfinch60

          Thank you WBL, much appreciated.



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