Category: Aging

A New Day Dawns

Posted on by Joe Merkle

Broken, shattered, a life in tatters
She gasps for each new breath
Every memory viciously attacks her
Dancing the dance of death

Her days are filled with sorrow
Drowning in a widow’s tears
Praying for no tomorrows
Or more minutes, hours, days, or years

No more smiles, hugs, and kisses from her lover
Alone, she shuffles, room to room
Praying that she can discover
A path leading to her own tomb

She’s yet to grasp the gifts of grief
That a still beating heart has direction
Leading to spiritual relief
Letting go of her retrospection

A new day dawns, hope replaces sorrow
Her mirror occasionally reflects a smile
Schemes are made for her new tomorrow
Life again becomes worthwhile

Out Like A Light

Posted on by Joe Merkle

Making love in our dreams

Laughing, exhausted, and gasping for air, we both collapsed on the couch. Playing all our old albums we danced the night away. Memories came flooding back. Our teen years and college days when we clubbed the nights away. The moment we met. When we said, “I do”. The births of our children. All the unforgettable memories that forty-six years in a loving relationship bring. 

We must have said “Do you remember” a hundred times. And off we would go to another treasured moment that lay lost in our minds. Until the music played. 

She lay in my arms. Just like the first time, I’m still kidnapped by her charms. One of those unforgettable moments you wish will never end. I look into her eyes and say, “Damn I’m sore.” She laughs. She has the most contagious laugh. Eventually, our bodies remember to breathe. We manage to somehow make it to bed. Out like a light within minutes. Making love in our dreams. Reliving all our childhood schemes.

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