That night I heard your voice <br />it woke me, <br />bolted through my body <br />like electricity does wet feet. <br />It was shocking, <br />I found myself <br />shivering in a cold sweat- <br />Unable to move to your side <br />for refuge, <br />my tongue went lifeless, <br />my lips sealed as if to kiss- <br /> <br />I swear I tried to save you. <br /> <br />The clock blurred in motion- <br />The night, hugged my insides so tightly <br />I fought to breathe. <br /> <br />I sought to rationalize the moment, <br />to make sense of the flies <br />motionless in the air- <br />why my hands were so invisible. <br /> <br />I rushed to your bedside <br />to find you <br />old and diseased- <br />I caressed your hand, <br />accepting the truth: <br />eventually, no matter how unfair <br />someday all mothers die- <br />even when there are torn hemlines <br />and broken children <br />in need of mending.<br /><br />Amberlee Carter<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/fear-and-intuition/
