Be patient with me

  Letters combined. Words pile.
Thousands of meanings. The eyes
express only a few hundred.

  Moments stand still long enough
to feel the tears fall. The emotions scream.
Little by little the heart crumbles. The
mind confirms to step forward in the
rubble.

  A smile that wavers yet is seen.

  Notice the struggle that I am facing.
Still encouraging talks, hugs and smiles
push on. The soul, the mind whisper
thanks. The sad heart wants to run
away yet firmly I stand. Closely
holding hands, piercing.

  Ah the open air alerts that life,
the world still turns. My choice to either
step forward or fade into past.

  Tears crease pale, freckled cheeks to
break free over pink lips that catch waves.

            Be patient with me.