Transcendental Sonnet #554:
Seven Years of Famine

Before Silke

After my marriage failed I embarked upon
A solitary journey of the heart
My wife was lost and my young family gone
And I was in limbo living apart

I took care of my mother until she died
I lived like a little boy or a priest
I took care of my iron Grandma and tried
To find a sense of personhood at least

From taking care of children I came to bear
The brokenness of three generations
Trapped between then and now between here and there
In manifold hopeless situations

I assumed I would never be loved again
I became numb to the constancy of pain

*~ ( + ) ~*

+Steven Curtis Lance

from Transcendental Sonnets and Other Observations, Copyright MMIV Silke LLC

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So0o Touching Steve! We all Loose hope some times, but it always good to know that someone loves you and is there for you!

Great write steve

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Nikki