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6/17 Poem of the Month

                     The Bed

Oh how I hated that damn bed,

The one that the health care store delivered;

The one that held my dear father...

It was in his den, with his TV.

He now needed it, after all the years of strength,

This man that I saw all those years busting it,

Making the needed money for his family;

Showing us that love takes action;

He never wavered or whined he just did it…

Now he grasped for his breath, he struggled...

I hated that damn bed, it made me cringe;

Now as I sit in this den, I see the couch,

I see the neatly placed chairs facing the TV,

All I can think of is that bed...

That damn hospital bed,

And you know, I wish it was here,

Here in this room, with the TV...

With my ailing struggling dad,

So I could hold his face and kiss him...

And tell him how much I love him,

Oh that damn bed...

         ©   Joseph James

                  3/31/17

 With my dear Father's death on 6/9/2016 we all lost a vital part of us. Once my father and friend, with his quick humor and wit said : "be careful around Joey, he may write a poem about you". I loved my Father, there really and truly are no words...