Please understand
I mean you no harm
And on any other day
You might find me quite entertaining and charming
But not today…
As I ring your doorbell
I wonder how it will go
Will you be angry and upset?
Will you deny what I tell you?
Will you flail your arms and smack me?
Or will you lose your grasp
And slide into that unconscious slumber
Of the shell shocked?
There is no easy way to tell you this
You need to have a seat
If there were any other way
That I could change things for you
You can bet…I would
But I can’t…
Your loved one died today…
Pause, while it sinks in
If in fact it does
Your loved one died today…
I’ve said these words
Time and time again
And…
It never gets any easier
And I stay…I stay…and stay…
And sometimes stay even longer than that
Until I know
That I have cared for you
And left you in capable and loving hands
Who will help you
Your loved one died today
And if I could change that…
I would
Dee Daffodil (HW) 12 February,2007
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