Difficulty Coping Poem by RoseAnn V. Shawiak

Watching people I've known for years, knowing everything
about them and where they are in life, many being men and
widows, having difficulty coping without their wives.

Devastated and not knowing what to do anymore, just drift-
ing through life with no goals or direction, their minds
a total blank.

Existing, hoping for a friend to come and talk to them,
hoping maybe, possibly, someone will come into their lives
and help them find a reason to continue living.

A lonely way to live, but it's all they have to look for-
ward to these days, not willing to do anything to get be-
yond their sorrow, for it's way too much to handle.