Being a nurse in LTC gives me an inside look and the view is not pretty, especially this year with COVID. Everyone seems even more alone and freedom even more restricted. I think my fear of ending up alone is fueled by my job. But then even a rare few couples end up here at the same time, usually when one no longer recognizes the other all the time. Sometimes watching the rediscovery can be very endearing.
I won’t end up here. That much I do know. I won’t have a ton of cats, but I might have that crazy colorful house on the corner somewhere close to the ocean.
I If I knew I were to die soon...
I would find myself by the ocean
inhale heavy salty sea air
feel sand between my toes
hear seagulls squawk and
the rhythmic tunes of waves
crash and recede from shores
let the breeze tangle my hair
watch the sun create hues of
burnt umber reflected on waves
marvel at the mangata formed
on calm night waters to beckon
as if to lead a path to heaven
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