The Passing

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    The Passing

    There was a beginning to this end.
    I walked through the streets, the thoughts throughout my head.
    In the wake of the night, I hear for one it was the end.
    Into my sleep, I was there holding her hand to the end.

    She looked in my eyes and could not speak.
    I heard every word without her voice speaking at all.
    She told me to be strong even though she could not speak.
    I spoke to her and she heard me speak.

    To whom all the women I have Loved.
    To one it is I feel this way.
    To my mother, the life you gave me, you I have always Loved.
    In the end the one's hurt, were the ones Loved.



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    JaleesaSoco commented on The Passing

    04-17-2010

    .....................Wow. I had to step back cuz as subtle this was it took my breath away at the end line. Beautiful, lovely poem this is. Thanks for sharing. :)

    PoetWithCancer commented on The Passing

    02-15-2010

    Well! This poem saddens me. It also scares me. It scares me to be reminded that I'm going to be on that deathbed soon. // Someone you loved passed away. You held this person's hand to the end. Your mother? I think it was your mother. In any case, you recall her with gratitude for the life she gave you. Good for you! Love that life. Life is worth living, to the end, to the dregs. You have moved me much by this poem. You have created a tone of somber thought, of regret, of love, of compassion, of gratitude, and of love of life. All that, in a relatively short poem. Quite an achievement! Of course this poem rates a 10.

    When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.

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