The Caretaker Poem by Kim Schilling

He quietly sits in dim solitude.
Day after day he waits.
A tear in the fading wallpaper;
His muted center of attention.
Alone in his final days;
Devoted family long gone.

She is there but once a week;
Holding his hand, offering solace –
An angel sent to him from above.
To him, his last loving friend.
Tender words are exchanged,
And warm tears are wiped away.

She sits quietly in dim solitude,
Focused on that tear in the wallpaper,
On that final visit of his passing.
Remembering his tales and wisdom.
An angel sent to her from above,
Wishing for a final chance to tell him.


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