The Wrong Ticket
I bought the wrong ticket
But how was I to know
The darkness of depression
had dulled my senses
hampering my ability to hear
the urgency in his voice
“Come see me,” he said
I didn’t know he meant
“Come right away; I’m dying”
Two weeks was too long
and has become a lifetime
of regret
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The prompt at dVerse Poets Pub for Tuesday was to write about a mistake.
Not seeing my dad before he died is one mistake I can never forget or undo.
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Very powerful, Linda. I second what Walter said! And, thank you for joining in and writing such a vulnerable response to the prompt 🙂
Sadly, this admission stings painfully. But a lifetime of love does not come undone in one error of judgement! Carry the good memories in your heart, Linda.
i can certainly relate
as i was too depressed
to the point of total
incapacitation for
66 months to
travel to see either
my Father or Step
Father then.. fortunately
i got well just in the nick
of time to see both of them
before they suddenly dropped
dead.. so yeah.. i can sure feel
your pain for not being able to be
tHere but in liFE tHere is the dARk
that not all can either relate to
or understand.. mY friend
and thaT iS truLy wHeRe
the Unconditional
Fearless Love as
related by the
Role Model
Jesus comes
in.. to forgive
oneself too..
as others now
and move on
to Love more..
truly liFe is too short
to not listen to everyone
dArk and liGht or delete anyone
out of anyone’s liFE when FReED
WitH Fearless Love but that ma’m
takes work hard God work for hUmaNoW…:)
So sad when it happens… so sad when we do not understand the small signals… I can regret that my mother started dying in dementia too long ago, and now it’s too late, since parts of her is gone.
This must have been difficult for you to write. I am glad you chose to share it.
Beautifully written.
This piece goes to the heart. Many of live with regrets, but strength comes in learning how to live with them and not let them take over our lives.
This strikes at me deeply as it happened to my husband and until now, he has regrets on not visiting his father before he had a heart attack ~ Good one Linda ~
This made me want to cry for you. I think you’ve mentioned it before. I can’t help but hope/wish for you to be able to know that somehow, in God’s plan, it’s okay and he (your loved one) understands.