Everyday Poems

I broke my teeth on a frozen bar
And it made you smile
Joy grasped eagerly
A momentary escape, a shared relief
From the helpless despair
But not for long

But by then it was too late
For ‘do you remember whens?’
And recollections
To mend that that was broken
To make ammends
To share
Memories that only reminded
That deepened loss

How much more
Joyful
It would be
To share a pint in the Bow bar
Mindful only of the present
Care free and indifferent
To the slow slide

But how must it have been
For you?
To feel life ebb away
Hopes gone, waiting
Oh, waiting
Whilst we lived on
Unable to grasp your reality
Your end

No words or comfort for that
Only the small gift of our presence
Time given
From busy lives
But not shared pleasure
Only quiet acceptance
Of the unspoken end.