SLEEP

©Dianne Barskey 2008

Where is the point that

You know you have

Had enough sleep?

Is the point when you

No longer fall asleep

Two hours after getting up?

Is it when you no

Longer feel exhausted

Constantly, with

No get up and go?

I hope that someone can

Tell so that I

Know when I have

Gotten to that point.

The Loss of a Child

©Dianne Barskey 2007

No one can know your pain

No one can completely understand

Your life has changed

Your life will never be the same

Your child is gone

What can you do?

Everyone has their advice

Some think it is so simple

To just get over this

It must be one of the most

Difficult things to survive

There is a void that can never

Be completely filled.

The void can be made less empty

By honoring the memory and

Never forgetting the good times.

You must never forget the rest

Of the family you have.

You each need the other to cope

Friends may even need you

To help them through the time.

Always remember but do not

Forget to continue your own life.

PETS DESERVE

©Dianne Barskey 2008

Pets deserve more than

They are often given.

They love us unconditionally.

They calm us when

We are very upset.

They understand more

Than we give them credit for.

They are not “sometimes” creatures.

They are forever friends.

If you get a pet you,

MUST devote yourself

To that pet.

You must be a responsible

Pet owner and care for them.

You would not like it if

Someone just loved you

When they felt like it.

So do not just love

Your pet when it

Is convenient for you