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You say
You have these spoons.
A symbol of the things you think you can or cannot do.
I had spoons once too,
But then I gave them all to you.

I don’t mean
to make you sad.
I just need you to recognize my sacrifice.
If I’d taken their advice
You’d have paid that price.

In the
Nursing home
You probably would have died at age ten.
What would I do then?
Without you my friend?

So don’t
Think that I’m angry.
I need you and I love you with my life.
Literally, my life.
And that’s my strife.

You see,
If I’m lucky
I get a spoon or two to bathe before bed.
Seven hours sleep, then fed.
Love for me is dead.

My life
Is devoted to you.
And what I need from you is a little patience.
Especially since
You’re always on defense.

Don’t waste the spoons I’ve given you
By yelling at me.

-Teshia Lyndall
From the perspective of my roommate's dad.  He would never tell her how hard things truly are for him, but he expresses this pain to me quite frequently.  And it's something that I've experienced myself these last 3 years living with them and caring for her.  Now that I have a job and can't help with that care life is much more difficult for him.  And there's nothing I can do.  I see him hurting and there's nothing I can do.

-Teshia
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