In an eyelid's blink

Life changed suddenly

In an eyelid's blink

She was there

Then she was gone

No notice, not a wink

She could never return to talk

Rationally, as before

No longer go for a walk

Never answer her own door

Living, as if in a corner

Somewhere in her mind

To the rest there was

No access. All was so unkind

No understanding of the day

Or the love she still was given

God took the Mum I knew

When her mind was riven

She lived on in the twilight

Till that part was closed as well

Yet of her dark experience

Never could she tell

Did she know how we cared?

Did she understand our tears?

But I was with her at the end

So someone knew my fears

God heard my simple prayer

Without needing any phone

And so my, dear fragile Mum

Did not die alone

Poem copyright A Coatesworth 2011