caregiver
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I don't even have words. I feel a hollowness, a sadness that comes over me
like a wave. An ocean of grief in my body,
tidal motions running up and down my spine.
I am scrubbing and vacuuming
but the smell still stays
I am washing and mopping
but the smell still lingers
I feel uneasy here. Anxious.
One Day
One day we were kids playing with dolls
One Accident
One accident forces us to grow up
One Year
One year to spend with a loved one as a caretaker
One Responsibility
Pay no attention
to the woman behind the
mask.
She's just an
illusion
of smoke and mirrors,
of pulsing lights and
then she's gone.
Pay no attention
