jchpiper Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Head-on Collision I enter the giant building Aseptic walls, sterile scent White robes, green scrubs Beeps and hydraulic hisses I enter your glass-door encasement On your back, more still than night Able only to move your eyes Staring at the white ceiling Harrowing sight before me Your body stretched like a hammock Metal halo encircles your skull Held tightly with stainless steel screws Our eyes meet, tears spill over Trickle of pain flows down your cheeks Sixty-one years now behind you Uncertain terror of what lie ahead Never again in this life will you know Thrill of the hike Glory of the golf swing Wind of the ski slope Frigid chills in your toes Warm touch to your thigh To hold a hand To stroke a cat To tie a shoe To lift a child To button a button To zip a zipper Flip the steak Carve the roast Pinch Mom on her bottom Dance a Glen Miller swing Click the camera Foreign to the life that awaits you Only dead weight beneath your shoulders C-4 sever One split-second moment Cataclysmic aftermath august 19, 2oo7 note: My father's birthday was 8/18. He died in February, 1996. His wreck occurred around July 3, 1983. He was a quad for almost 13 years....and was an inspiration to all around him. After the wreck he continued to meet life head on (no pun intended). He was able to stay home until his final year of life. He died in his sleep and was cremated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpa Harley Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 To say that was 'nice' somehow seems inadequate... I liked it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sojourner Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Thanks for sharing this jch, I know within that small set of verses is an entire universe of love, honor and respect! What a wonderful father you have and what a beautiful daughter he has sojourner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchpiper Posted February 1, 2008 Author Share Posted February 1, 2008 Thank you kindly Sojourner and Granpa Harley.... ~carol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-Captain Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Its those little things that make the memories. Im sorry for your loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchpiper Posted February 1, 2008 Author Share Posted February 1, 2008 Its those little things that make the memories. Im sorry for your loss. T'anks Doc. One of the best sentiments my hubby and I have received in regard to death of loved ones has been: "Cry hard. Laugh hard. And remember the good times." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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