For the last Friday Poetically, Brian has asked us to write a poem about an organization or cause that has meaning to us. This poem is about hospice, where I volunteer. It's a wonderful organization that assists individuals and families who are dealing with an incurable illness or injury. Hospice believes that people have the right to die pain-free and with dignity and ensures that families will receive the necessary support to allow patients to do so. They also provide bereavement services to grieving individuals and families. Go volunteer!
We need not fear to speak Death's name
She pays no heed to our affairs
For speaking of Death holds no blame
And doing so may ease our cares
We come together in our pain
With grief that one alone can't bear
And pray to feel some hope again
Our burdens lift when we can share
Remind us there is life to live
Although Death follows close behind
We each give all we have to give
To make this Hell a bit more kind
On journeys we can't understand
Sometimes it helps to hold a hand
