[Thespiritexpress] Tuesday poem

[Ed Balldinger]

Heart wrenching.  Filled with respect, honor, and oh, such a breath as
this...

Thank you for sharing this deeply meaningful poem, Riantee.

~ Ed

On Thu, Nov 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM Riantee Rand via Thespiritexpress <
thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org> wrote:

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> His Last Breath
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> I was out with friends,
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> I came back home a few moments too late
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> to catch his last breath,
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> so I found my lifelong love
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> in a filial embrace
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> floating on a cloud of candles and flowers
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> wrapped in daughterly silence
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> and I attempted to join him
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> on his flight
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> while his last breath still hung
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> in mid-air
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> but I stood frozen,
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> appalled at my negligence,
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> my sorrow slowly dissolving
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> in the distance he kept
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> from the things of this world and its people
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> as for months
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> he kept attempting to give out
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> that
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> last
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> breath.
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