Every cough reminds me the clock is ticking down the minutes of our remaining time together.
A subtle admonition to cherish fully every waking moment that lingers…
Of course, the clock ticks down for all of us regardless of our consideration…and where and when it stops is not usually something we get to know…
Tick Tock…
©Dani Heart
4-13-2023
The weight of the waiting is crushing me…
Even the best-case scenario will likely steal years of our precious time together.
Worst case I can’t even begin to process…
I don’t mean to sound ungrateful…
So many never find what we have been lucky enough to share for so long.
You are my world, my light, my strength.
You’ve given me everything I ever wanted and more than I knew I needed.
Navigating this world without you is just incomprehensible to me.
I never considered… the cost of loving with your whole heart so completely… could be the unbearable pain of loss and the devastation left in its wake the day that it has to end.
©Dani Heart
2-13-2023
May you never have to cry out in pain?
While navigating your life’s mundane…
And if you do I hope those who’re dear
Come running from places far and near
To guide you past agony and frustration
Of injuries present without explanation
I wish you sweet, gentle, speedy healing
This part of aging is less than appealing
©Dani
November 6, 2021
a Heart on the matter 