A Lonely Life a Coming
I can see a lonely wife a going.
I know she will be happy where she's a going.
Oh how lonely she is, though, while she's a going.
Oh how her loneliness is a showing.
Because of something she heard one day, she called home a crying.
She sounded as if she was a dying.
That's when her loneliness started.
I was afraid it was because of something I had done.
Instead it was in spite of all I had done.
There was nothing I could do this time.
I couldn't make it right.
I couldn't even help.
All I could do was was try and be supportive.
I see a lonely life a coming.
I'll be losing my one and only.
When she is gone I will be so sad and lonely,
'Cause I'll be all alone.
I'll have no support but that's all right,
'Cause I'm gonna be her support, her solid rock while she is here anytime--
and every time that she needs me to be .
I see a lonely life a coming.
I see a lonely wife a going.
She's a going on alone.
We are both sad at this development in our relationship.
We hoped to spend many more years together.
Now it looks as though they well be very few.
Yes I see a lonely life a coming for my daughter and me.
Published by Johnny Yuma
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8 Comments
Post a CommentDitto Megan. Sorry everything happened so fast from diagnosis to the time of her passing.
I didn't get to this until after your wife passed on. It is very heartbreaking! Johnny, all I know is that the bond of love is strong. I find that death can get us to stop looking at our loved ones with an outward glance and causes us to go within to find they are a part of us. Wishing you peace and love in oneness.
Very profound and moving. It's difficult to even thing about when you've spent so much of your life with that person.
Modern medicine has come a long way, and many people go on to live long lives after finding out they have cancer. I wish you and your family the best. Keep on writing. It will help you get through this. Also, I don't think people are commenting as much as they used to since the most-commented feature is gone. It might be a coincidence, but that's how it seems. You're not alone.
Thanks so very much you three friends for your well wishes. I really thought this one would get more comments than it has. Thanks again my friends!
Johnny
This was very moving, and I wish you and yours the best right now!!! A friend just got a call about "cancerous cells"...nowhere near the same as a spouse, but I know how it is to be in the dark about how serious an illness may be for someone you love and what it could mean...best wishes again!!! Thank you for sharing this with us.
so sorry to hear about your wife's cancer, your poem is heartfelt and full of anguish, hope you both find the strength within to cope, all good vibes being sent your way
"I was afraid it was because of something I had done. Instead it was in spite of all I had done." Very profound, Johnny. Give yourself time to deal with this, and then fight like hell. I'll talk to you soon.