You do not complete me, that is my work to do You are a great source of joy and happiness And I love you I recall us so many years ago Discussing how we would love each other Until death Being young we were unaware that Death is a long running process That death is a thousand small deaths Each an opportunity that many take To exercise an option and end the deal...
a lot
Watching my love Dealing with the Particular ways Her body is alive She is dealing with The universal Human experience Of a body that is not Working as it used to But it is her first time At this particular stage It’s also my first time And some days I Am not very good at it And other days I’m quite accomplished She is a dealing with a lot And she continues to be...
she loves me
She loves me She loves me not She loves me She loves me not She really loves me Lucky me Randy Roberts October 1, 2024
so tired
She gingerly slides into the car seat Exhales Eyes closed and says “I’m so tired” We have been walking at the park Temperature hovering just above freezing The wind being what it is here Hard from the north Driving that cold right to the bone She’s been baking all day Working to make treats for family Trying to guide family dealing with A medical diagnosis that our family has Dealt with for 30+ years...
early morning warning
4:13 AM Awakening to the Phone blaring Something about Tornado warning Pants on Shoes on Shirt on TV on It’s clearly Not good Looking outside It’s clearly Not good But it passes And we have Minimal damage To a few trees While neighbors Contend with No power She’s dealing With adrenaline A challenge For her My challenge Is to be calm In the face of Her distress To not be...
lost minds
My country Has lost it’s Collective Mind Randy Roberts November 6, 2024
tornados
Tornados All day long Make for a Weird form of Stress Knowing the Chances are Small But the consequences Are high Incentivizes Me to pay Attention Randy Roberts November 4, 2024
beneficiary
Having coffee Chatting An easy start You decide to do What may have been A little too much A trait more often Ascribed to me But I’m the Beneficiary A wonderful desert Lucky me I also get listen As you chat with family And watch you sit And nap And yell at the TV During the game Normal Not even close But better than The last 3 weeks Randy Roberts Sep 21, 2024
excellent lovers
It’s nice to wake To weather cool Enough to sit out Early To meditate With a light jacket on She’s tired Weak But better A call with one of Her oldest friends A visit with another Friend was clearly A good thing As were the calls With other friends Your care is so Well received by her And appreciated by me We talked this evening As I rubbed her Feet...
terror and despair
A good start Coffee A walk Breakfast An almost ordinary day With an extra side of Weariness and Weakness Ordinary until it wasn’t The drive to the doctors Was hard Sensitivity to light Tired Oh so tired Then the migraine And the nausea Today she says There was a point Where I wondered Could they put me in A medical coma And wake me when it’s over Considering being there...