No Signal

The eyes are open, the mouth moves, but something is wrong....

 

 

With a listless gaze she greets us

Her eyes lacking focus or depth

My blood running cold as I recognize the smile so familiar

Now warped by the ravages of inactivity and decay

Does she know me?

 

Her head looks busy

As if living a million tragedies joys and jokes simultaneously

Life unbound

The filter of the mind shattered

The words come without meaning yet the meaning is all too clear

 

She trembles

Like a leaf cast asunder in the breeze she trembles

I’ve no idea how the world must appear through her eyes today

I pray her daze grants her a delusion of happiness

My prayers aren’t answered

 

The episodes of fear and confusion are sporadic

Her tears are heavy yet frantic

They tear at my heart

I bleed to think what they may be doing to hers

During these moments I welcome the gloom when it descends

 

Ignorance preferable to agony

 

Through our own privately shed tears we steel ourselves for the worst….

 

Hope

Against the odds hope emerges

Signs of wit bites of humor

The sparkle beginning to return gradually to her eyes

The recognition ebbing back into her features

 

The signal is tuning in

Scrambled but clear it can thankfully still be heard

I realize in my heart that the days ahead cannot be without struggle

I shudder to comprehend that today may have seen the future

Nevertheless I depart a less jaded man

 

Hope has shone

And her gaze is listless no more….

 

Reviews

[OBWhiteHawk]

Wow I love how you compare a mind, a mood, of a person to television, the episodes, the signal, and also the other metaphors used such as:
"Like a leaf cast asunder in the breeze she trembles"
I can only pray that this sad, listless, confused lady and the "less jaded man" did find hope in the end.

[Brett Pritchard]

Well hope persists even the face of greatest despair. In cases like this at least.
It has to. Otherwise what else would I have?

She's doing a hell of a lot better now though thank you. Te signal tuned in and its back.
But yes I was certainly left a less jaded man by the experience described above.

BP

[OBWhiteHawk]

Thats good though, I think becoming jaded is not a good thing, we need to stay in touch with our feelings and compassion.

[Brett Pritchard]

You're absolutely right.
And the experience chronicled above certainly helped me to do that. 😊


BP