I See and Feel You

( for a loved one)

so when the going gets tough
when the pathway ahead is spiked
with sharps
when the days are rough-edged
and stony
the nights lonely quiet and long
when the blackbird’s song is deaf
to unhearing ears

when the sun has sunk behind
the horizon
and the stars no longer wink
or blink in the dark night sky
when all the weary world seems
hostile
and you are the fly caught in
a sticky spider’s web

how in hell’s name
do you find a magic spell
to climb out when you can’t shout
and your whispers fall flat
at the feet of a mind that’s broken
and had enough

i can only be your company

Reviews

[John the Baptist]

Having worked for 12 years in a chronic disease hospital, I can identify with this one. The last line says it all. Sometimes you can only be company. Still, do it anyway. You never know how much good you can do by just being there.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you John, you understood my poem perfectly especially the final line. All I can do currently is visit.

Chris

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

Beautiful I’m sorry you are going through this Chris
Hope you are ok
I loved the descriptives x

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you dear Julie. My sis is seriously ill at the moment. All I can do is be there for her while the professionals try and fix her broken mind. There’s little else I can do. Hope you are ok x

[red93]

Very interesting Chris, and straightaway you have yr avid Readers wondering what the back story is to this Piece. Exceptional ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Tony, I rarely leave author notes, though I did yesterday because readers asked for more. The back story here is one of my beloved sisters. Thank you for your continued support. I appreciate you.

Chris