Somewhere

A poignant poem

She sits and stares
unfocused eyes swimming to the horizon,
gazing into infinity.

No sign of tears,
her expressionless face an empty canvas.
a sea of pallor.

I look into her eyes.
I see nothing but a swirling mist of grey,
that sparkle gone.

I try to ask her why.
A cloud of despair envelopes her,
she hears me not.

But I will wait.
I’ll stay by her side for as long as it takes
for her to return.

But for now,
she inhabits a sorrowful place of her own.

Somewhere.

I know not where.

Reviews

[Ken e Bujold]

The poignancy of this poem is incredible. Keith, you have captured the 2 faces of this soul-sucking predicament so beautifully. I immediately connected and remembered my aching heart while going through the same with both my father and grandmother.

Superb poem

Ken e

[redd Brick Keshner]

The poignancy is overridden by the stubborn cast of emotional not-there-ness or at least not externally expressed which has a stonewall effect on the heart of the carer. Deeply moving. Thanks for sharing.

[Bryan Sefton]

Very poigniant. Love, waiting for a reaction.