Stripped Bare to the Soul For Garret age 21

Stripped Bare to the Soul For Garret age 21

Today I saw the grief on a mother's face as
she said goodbye to her only son
speaking of waking up screaming in the night
I had no words to comfort her only
my meager arms to hug her and cry

A friend of mine lost everything
his wife his home his job
and is re piecing his life
back together and
dealing with his everyday
living nightmares of a love
gone wrong

All around you witness
people's lives
stripped to their souls
their anguish showing through
as they have courage to carry on
most that is
except for those souls
who take their own release from this existence
and end it on their own

Stuck in the middle am I of old and young
my share of sorrows and yes of course
great joy
on Earth this place I call home
looking at the young so full of energy
full of struggle to understand
when life sometimes
hits them square in the eyes

A mother of three
a friend of my sister Angie
going about making her life
and loving her family
went for a checkup
found out she had cancer
and died that night

I am not trying to get you down
dear people
for there is many wonders in life
and we all have hope for our
tomorrows
waiting to see what's around the bend
what's up ahead it keeps us moving
forward with expectation
hoping we can figure it out
and loving our lives
what incredible strength we have to endure this life

Time will take its toll on me
maiden, mother and crone
as the papery skin and hunch of my shoulders
the slowness of my gait
and lack of hearing
rends the physical curtain
in two
That is if I am that lucky to become
old and frail lol

As the body nears it's end
It's as if something new will take hold
the core essence will shine
I will be stripped bare to my
soul

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Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 7:37 PM MST

About this poem:
Garret who I didn't know what a friend of a friend he died when he accidentally discharged a gun and killed himself.