i had a terrible thanksgiving holiday, ain't gonna lie. a standard procedure went wrong, and i ended up in the icu, requiring multiple blood transfusions. i am ok, the problem has resolved, but the experience is just beginning. i could wax poetic about everything that went through my mind, but its too much. i leave it to this simple poem about my partner, who clung to me as i clung to her through it. that's true love, the one who will sit with you when no one else can, when words fail us. we renewed our vows without saying a word, here is the poem that came out today about it, this one is like a spear headed straight for the sun for me, it warms me more as time passes.
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we renewed our vows in a hospital bed
no wreaths were laid, no words were said
as the world buzzed on, we just hung on
our bond renewed, rebirthed in the song
of mechanical beeps
and silent weeping
and a vow so strong
it echoed through the dawn
no flowers no kids no flasks for the guys
not a person around dabbing their eyes
no music no lights no turning of heads
the circle spun on , still stuck in the treads
but the threads, oh the threads
as we wove our vows with shining eyes
in a hospital bed
in a hospital bed
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if you have a person like this, cling to them, and help them cling to you.
~b