The Flickering Light

Lantern Light Challenge

By Susan PaytonPublished 12 months ago • Updated 12 months ago • 1 min read

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I know you are with me, watching over me

I can feel you around me, in everything I do

I wonder if you approve of what I am doing

I wonder if I am letting you rest

Always talking about your death

However, I miss you so much

My heart aches as I think about what could have been

Could I have done more to prevent what happened

That is what haunts me the most

The court system let us down

Leaving you with no life at all

And me with a shell of a life

The lantern lights the way

I love to write in every venue. I am 76 years old and try to make every day count,. I am learning a great deal about poetry.

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