by John W.
It had been so long
Since their faces together
He had seen – Bewilderment
·
As the sunshine
Of the Spirit
Had dimmed – Despair
·
Try as he might
Their visages he
Could not banish – Frustration
·
They were coming
He first sensed them
He next saw them, again – Terror
·
“I Shall Be Released”
Through the blackness
That had become day and night
·
Like a faint hum
Began in his mind
To drone
·
He longed for the peace
Which he felt would
Arrive with the embrace
·
The battle he had so often
Won one day at a time
Was now a conflagration.
·
“I Shall Be Released”
Became the Rule of Engagement
No other concern could interfere
·
I Shall Be Released
This morning burst like
A sun against their four maws
·
I Shall Be Released
This day I Will Be Released
This moment I am
Released.
Dedicated to Mathew and all like him whom this disease steals too young in life. We who are left behind miss you and love you.
