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Attyb Junior Member
since 2000-07-02
Posts 40Okc |
Sitting in my rocker. Alone...wishing for someone talk to. Trying to remember did I eat today? As night falls I sit, watching... Not a soul have I seen today. Time goes by so very slowly...another day and another... I am old and feeble. Is this the price I must pay? To die here all alone Without my loved ones near. Wiping the endless tears from my cheeks. I've worked so hard all of my life. Now sitting in a rocker all alone. Thinking about the old days finding myself living there. The life I have now is just to much for me to bare. If only I could see them a touch, a kiss on the cheek...a voice. My life would be complete then. Not afraid to say good-bye. Yet fearing deep inside my heart I will be all alone to die. Our lives go by so quickly tomorrow I may be gone... Someday it may be you....sitting all alone...wishing... Copyright2000ACB |
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Elizabeth
Moderator
Member Ascendant
since 1999-06-07
Posts 6871Minnesota |
How sad and poignant, Attyb. Elizabeth I'm grabbing my hat and coat I'm leaving the cat a note Quick call me a ferry boat-getting out of town! |
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Attyb Junior Member
since 2000-07-02
Posts 40Okc |
Sad but true. So many of our aged are sitting and wishing tonight. Athena |
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Beth Member
since 2000-07-06
Posts 468WA, Australia |
Very heart wrenching....so sad. Blessed Be, Beth |
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Attyb Junior Member
since 2000-07-02
Posts 40Okc |
This is about my little aged neighbor. Her family never visits or calls. She is so lonely most of the time. Athena |
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michelax Junior Member
since 2000-07-05
Posts 16Malta |
Touching, real, and a fact of life for many. Thanks for the piece. - Michelax |
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ESP Member Elite
since 2000-01-25
Posts 2556Floating gently on a cloud.... |
So very sad. Beautifully written. Love and hugs, Lizzie  "Poetry is the true expression of my soul, it is my ultimate means of communication. It is my rainbow of delight." |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Athena, your neighbor is not alone if she has you... Sunny ~~~Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. Helen Keller ~~~ When you want to be loved, look within...KRJ |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Athena~ A sad render that is repeated all too often in our society. Then God sends 'earth angels' to share a heart as you have done. Give your neighbor a *hug* from all the poets here. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ [email protected] |
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Attyb Junior Member
since 2000-07-02
Posts 40Okc |
Thank you all. I do spend a lot of time trying tio be there for her. It is so sad that this happens in our society. If my parents were alive nothing would keep me from them. Athena |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
This reminded me of my aunt, who died last year. SHe would wait, every Friday, for me to arrive. Same chair, same look of joy, same lunch  but it didn't matter. She was lonely and just that human touch you know? I loved this. Thanks for posting it. Kathleen |
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Attyb Junior Member
since 2000-07-02
Posts 40Okc |
Thank you Kathleen. Athena |
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