Always There Poem by StevieC Poet

I'm like an old familiar shoe, back of the closet
out of view,
The sole is worn, the polish gone, in fact it's not worth
putting on.
but I stay there all unobserved, in case one day
you need me…

I listen when you breath at night, you wheeze, I know
your chest is tight.
I stay awake, a sentinel, to just make sure that all is well.
And in the morning making tea, I hope today
you'll notice me.
Your eyes are clear, your gaze afar, some days you
don't know who you are..
And even more you don't know me- a stranger's
all I'll ever be.

I miss my girl, I miss our love, I miss you
call my name.
I look at photos on the wall and wish we were
the same.
I think of times we loved and laughed and shared a secret
life.
I love and miss you oh so much
my sweet demented wife.