You walked as fast as you can
Bringing with you the food you have to partake
Life is difficult, you have to make do
The provisions the nuns have provided
For you and your husband to keep afloat each day
Keeping each other’s company
Depending. relying everyday
Feeling alone, lonely and neglected
Never the love and affection you expected
For many years your hidden heart embedded
He comfortably provided you
With a home you call your own
With odd jobs, he tried to work night and day
His illness have to wait, he must save
For rainy days, the future has to stay
In the dimly lighted room he slept in peace
Never to wake up to see the dawn
Holding his hands, so frail and cold
You were again alone, lonely and neglected
You breathe as deeply as you can
You have the last embrace …
thank you for dropping by and leaving your heart print. I will always treasure it...God bless you
A tribute to Elsa, our caretaker in the convent where i stayed
Mabelle Atienza
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-last-embrace/
