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Empty Spaces
Friday, October 30, 2015 3:18
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Empty Spaces
Come back to me, fill these empty spaces
Allow me to rememberer forgotten faces
Blurred figures crowd together in my mind
Searching through them, the familiar to find
Memories clutch at the dawn of my morning
By evening disappear without any warning
Pain becomes etched upon a confused visage
Recalling passing time as a cluttered collage
Smiling happy carefree moments flash by me
An epiphany, manifesting treasured memory
Watery eyes close to blank out this tiring day
Sleep arrives to refresh, to take anxiety away
Age shall weary, frailty be my constant guest
Youth is what has been, gone but forever blest
For I love you beyond what the mind can bear
I ache for your presence, to wrap you in care
Restoration comes when the journey is done
When all these empty spaces are finally gone
Fr Patrick Brennan © 2015
A reflection on old age, dementia, loss, grief and the expectation of being restored by faith.
Source: http://humblepiety.blogspot.com/2015/10/empty-spaces.html
