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I’m awake
At 2 a.m.
2 hours away
Long past tears
Throat raw, dry
Eyes burning
Body sleep deprived
I want to hug you,
Care for you,
Whisper a hundred times
“I love you.”
We call you Hope
But now hope feels lost.
Spots, black, growing
Lungs.
Bones .
Lymph nodes.
And now,
Spreading,
To the brain.
Chemo.
Radiation.
Nothing working.
Almost a year
Watching you
Seeing it all.
Pain
Depression
Fear.
Each breath
Seem to grow harder
As I sit
At 2 a.m.
2 hours away…
Crying silent tears
- by silverangelkitten |
- Holiday Poem Contest
- | Submitted on 12/12/2008 |
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- Title: 2 hours away
- Artist: silverangelkitten
- Description: Just after New Year's 2006, my Great Aunt Eleanor (we called her "Aunt Hope") was diagnosed with lung cancer. She fought hard until November 2006. She began to deteriorate but wanted to remain at home with her family. We spent a wonderful Sunday night with her just talking, laughing, and so forth. November 21, 2006 she passed away. As this year was going on, I was away at school. Exactly two hours away.
- Date: 12/12/2008
- Tags: hours away
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- DarbyGray - 05/16/2010
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- Insane Neko5 - 07/29/2009
- Very sad, sorry for your loss.
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- moonxdusk - 07/01/2009
- eventhough it's past 3 years i'm sorry for your loss i hope she is very happily in heaven
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- hollypup10 - 01/11/2009
- thats so sad
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- Apocalyptic Beatdown - 12/18/2008
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Sorry for the loss...
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- Julia Dream - 12/15/2008
- That's all very sad, but this is a HOLIDAY poetry contest.
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