Tears Of Adversity
It seems only yesterday; I said goodbye;
to my wife of thirty seven years;
it hurt so much; I simply stood nearby;
trying to hold back the tears.
We’d spent nearly four decades, together;
building; then losing our dream home;
we’d thought adversity would last forever;
then she died; leaving me alone.
I miss her much more; than words can say;
silence greets me; when I come home;
my house is empty at the end of the day;
without Madeline; I’m now alone.
My life will never again be the same;
now that love has gone;
I feel like a failure; that I am to blame;
and still my life goes on.
I continue to share my thoughts in words;
without the love of my wife;
but, writing is merely nouns and verbs;
and loneliness cuts like a knife.
Madeline and I always had house pets;
neither of us was ever all alone;
their love and loyalty left us no regrets;
till death also took them home.
It seems only yesterday; I said goodbye;
to my wife of thirty seven years;
it took me years to learn how to cry;
now, only God can dry my tears.
Monty 10.21.25. # 3,026