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The Hard Time Waiting

A Villanelle Poem about Having a Chronically Sick Man

By Henrik HagelandPublished 2 years ago Updated 2 years ago 1 min read
Top Story - October 2024
The Hard Time Waiting
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A morning view in foggy frame alone for me

The man I love is crumbling in his agony

A beautiful life will faint away and nobody see

His body is weak, his soul an empty shell

His belief in life has turned to be a hell

A morning view in foggy frame alone for me

I want to scream, I am at your side to carry you

He listens not - his will is dead, he needs no shoe

A beautiful life will faint away and nobody see

I dry my tears, no need for grief – the time too short

His remaining time will be filled with love and support

A morning view in foggy frame alone for me

His brain divided by a stroke lets only anger show

I am his nearest – it’s hard to keep the glow

A beautiful life will faint away and nobody see

A future for us is on hold, we wait for the end

A future for me waits – maybe heaven will send

A morning view in foggy frame alone for me

A beautiful life could wait and everybody see

UPDATE: My Dear Husband died on the 28th of october 2024. He is at peace now.

My husband had a stroke 2022 with only 56 years of age. He makes no progress despite training and treatment. He keeps getting small attacks even if he gets his medication. Everytime they leave him a little more disabled in his remaining brain function letting him be slower and more infantile. He has changed a lot. He hopes that the next will take him, and I understand his wish, because it is very hard to witness and this is not the life we wanted. We had plans about travelling and enjoying life. I still have hopes for a future.

I would be happy if you show me your support in this miserable situation, it would encourage me to carry on - to love and support, to write and escape.

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About the Creator

Henrik Hageland

A poet, a writer of feelings and hope. A Dane and inhibitant of the Earth thinking about what is to come.

A good story told or invented. Human all the way through.

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    Written by Henrik Hageland