Ba Woman(Unlocks The Chain) Poem by Barry A. Lanier

Gale winds wreaking havoc
She cannot always be there for him-
To unlock the chain no easy task-
Although he spoke, he could not see
He wasn't born blind, just lost his eyes
He wasn't deaf, yet cannot hear
She cannot always be there for him-
Despite the losses, she ignored-
Begging and screaming, to keep her near
One new moon night, she freed the chain
Like a newborn lamb, shivering, took a breath
Crying like a child, then he was gone
Now her heart, her skin, her bones
She cannot always be there for him.