Quip's Corner - Plans Unfulfilled

I wanted the smile to last forever
I wanted a lifetime of holding hands
Your touch brightened the darkest day
And lifted the heart of this tired man

We planned for old age together
Planned the trips, the projects, the lazy days
You were to be my support and my ally
The one to accept and encourage my crazy ways

You weren’t to go before the sun had set
The doctors, the beds and the pain
This wasn’t what we saw when at first we met
Where is the splashing barefoot in the rain

What am I supposed to do now
Where is the color in my dreams
When will you lean near and tell me how
To live, move on, to encourage me to breathe

I lie in bed, looking blankly at the wall
Listening to the crippling silence of the house
I am alone now and life promises nothing at all
For indeed I have lost my partner and my spouse!