In Memory Of Brenda
Called Home To Our Lord On November 26, 2023
When people hear your story,
They'll say you lost your fight.
But cancer didn't win, because
It never stole your light.
You stood, you smiled, you asked me
About my little man.
I never dreamed you'd really leave
Before he'd understand.
The sickness didn't take you,
Nor beat you in the end.
It's left with naught to hold now,
While you hold the Father's hand.
I saw it from the fringes,
Just a neighbor from next door,
But you're an inspiration,
A guiding light forevermore.
I never saw the ravages,
The weight loss, lack of hair.
Yet, I know you were beautiful,
You stood tall without despair.
The losses never owned you,
The nausea or the pain.
I remember your resilience,
The glow that never waned.
You left behind a handprint
On the hearts of those you knew.
We'll celebrate you always,
And always, we'll love you.
____________________
If you like what you've read here, please comment and consider supporting my content by subscribing. Tips and pledges are always welcome, but your thoughts are the true gold.
About the Creator
Keep reading
More stories from Sirena Carroll - The Blind Single Mom and writers in Poets and other communities.
$#*£ Resilience
I was going to relax this evening. Tune out, hunker down, look after myself. I need it. I am exhausted. Thoroughly used up. And it's only Wednesday. Not even half way through the week. A week that in the UK, is Mental Health Awareness week. I don't know who decides these things, who gets to co-opt a day, a week, a month, and declare it a thing about a thing. But I do know a lot about mental health. I know a lot about mental health AND I know a lot about working for the UK's National Health Service. And so it was with interest that I clicked play on the below video, earlier today. By the time I finished, I was in tears.
By Hannah Moore4 days ago in Psyche
Comments (1)
I'm so sorry for your loss 🥺 Your poem was so poignant and emotional!