25.8.08

a daughter's misunderstanding


patiently

i witness
my mother
my father's wife
his doting nurse

struggle
with the advent of
her husband's death

and 

i realize
my mother
is 
a
person 
too

am 
reminded
to 
have
compassion

for my mother
my father's wife

[thank you to all of our family & friends who continue to support us through their prayers & love.]