SISTERS
Shouldn’t of gone to bed last night.
Elvena was hurting
in her chest and stomach.
I gave her one of my nitro tablets.
Wrapped in my blankets, I didn’t hear
her. Don’t know what woke me early.
Must have missed hearing her shift in bed.
Found her just as she was,
tried to find her pulse but she was cold.
Should’ve stayed up.
Called EMS. Wasn’t long before I heard
sirens, lights knifing through the curtains.
In the doorway, I leaned on my walker
as the medics tried to revive her.
Should’ve stayed up.
Don’t know what plans
are being made for me now.
Shouldn’t of gone to bed last night.
Shouldn’t of gone to bed last night.
