This Special Place

If I could bottle your kindness

and sell it in a store;

If everyone could have our friendship

they would never want for more…

Even through the toughest times

you stand right by my side…

Always offering me a hand to hold;

The kindness of a smile…

I feel I’ve known you forever

and share with you most things;

Each day that I have known you

means more than anything…

Always holding your hand in spirit,

knowing your warmth will guide my way…

When I cannot see clearly,

on the dark and scary days…

Sometimes I get so tired,

wonder why I fight so hard…

To continue to get sicker,

struggle harder to survive…

I face this enemy buoyed by an image 

of a special place I share with you…

Where my fears are heard and acknowledged;

Smiles and hugs in abundance too…

Thank you for always being here,

My life has been blessed by you

Thank you for the strength you offer me:

This friendship I share with you...

 © Leanne Demers 28 July, 2012

In The Blink Of An Eye

Moments turn into hours,

hours into days….

Then we find we’re looking back

on so many yesterday’s....

Day’s that we can never relive

because the time has passed us by;

Moments we should never forsake

or live at another time.

Soon that time will be gone forever,

just slipped out of your hands:

Life goes on and time runs out,

I hear you solemnly demand….

I hear the thoughts running through your head,

‘I’m scared of what you’re going through….’

Can you not imagine

that this fear, I suffer too?

Even though I face this

with a smile;

Kindly asking how you are

How can you not see that this fear

is just as real for you and I?

It breaks down a body already weakened

by the demands of a tireless foe….

I cannot fight forever,

this battle all alone….

Still, life does not stop for anyone

Although I wish it could be true;

Just a few seconds to pause it;

Please listen,

while I share my fear with you….

 © Leanne Demers 4^th June, 2012