A Trial

As the waves of time recede from my shore

I see the sands of youth trickling through my fingers

Beauty which once beheld many a men

Now snatched by the tides and carried to a young soul

At the verge of womanhood

Filling her body, brightening her face

I see the colour fading from my cheeks

Leaving an ashen grey

My hands, once fine

Now a knobby disgrace

I feel salty drops on my face

My daughter crying over me

I wish to call out

Hold her in my arms and stroke her hair

Comfort her,

One last time

but sound eludes me and my body rebels

I can’t move, something has me bound

This spirited body now a wasted space

Bound to a bed

The tubes hurt me and the beeps keep time

Time, Which seems to stretch forever

And ever

Stops

When death befriends me

Now six feet under

Sounds of stifled sobs reach me

A last cry before they turn their backs on

Years of affection

Shared memories, hugs and kisses

Now buried with me

With me alone

In this dampness

My senses now escalate

I see clarity in this darkness

And hear truth in the silence

I smell the raw earthy smell of peace,

The earth, in whose ears I whispered

The glory of God

Through long days and fading nights,

Now has me locked in her embrace

Which gets tighter

and tighter

And then she lets go

A light now overpowers the darkness

And everything else

Illuminating my soul

Lightening my heart

And letting me know that

Now, there’s no fear.