Molly (Sofie) Archer 1951 - 2003

Molly (Sofie) Archer

Born: 25 February 1951 Hondo, Texas USA

Died: 11 February 2003 Fredericksburg, Virginia USA

I didn't get a chance to say goodbye To you,
to tell you that I loved you,
to say What now must be one long,
unbroken cry Of pain,
now that at last you've gone away.
I cannot tell you what a joy it was
To be the one to tend you in your need.
The burden was a gift,
for giving does not burden one who loves,
though loving bleed.
I wish I could have been with you
when you, perhaps aware, perhaps not,
turned towards death Alone,
with no one there to wonder to,
To share your fear,
your hand,
your one last breath.
I wish,
I wish,
I wish . . .
but it is done,
And now I must surrender what is gone.

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For my one and only loving sister!

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