Raw Tragedy
Our neighbor, may she rest in peace, was just taken away in a frenzy of teams of caring, gift and life giving community workers. Lights flashing, fire trucks, ambulance, police cars. These people have some of the hardest jobs, being a funeral director I met my share of these amazing people. I want to thank all of the support workers in the world right now.
No life could be given back tonight.
My heart is heavy.
In the moment unedited.
Flashing lights
Rushing, wrapping, strapping
Signal the end of life
Saviors rushing
In and out
Breath escaping,
In and out
She yells
She falls
Her breath escaping her too
They try,
Try so hard
To return the breath of life
But once the last breath is breathed
So begins the time to grieve
Writings of a Mrs 
So sad; my condolences…..
I appreciate your comforting words.
Jennifer
As a first responder, thanks for your words! It’s nice to know people notice sometimes.
Hats off to you my friend. I’m thanking you in this post no need to thank me.
Jennifer
You have my heartfelt condolences, Jennifer. I am deeply sorry for your loss. May you and your neighbor’s family find closure in the company of friends and loved ones.
Thank you Tyler.
I feel for the family and their loss. Community is important to me. I love my neighbors and my neighborhood. They keep it a safe and happy community for all of the families in our town.
Jennifer
I am sorry for your loss Jennifer. My wife worked at a major hospital before retiring, she saw plenty of what you describe and knew many of the EMS men and women. They are brave and caring souls indeed. God bless you.
Thank you for supporting the first responders of the world. They are a special group of people indeed.
“But once the last breath is breathed, So begins the time to grieve.” So true.
Thank you Jim.
Jennifer, my heart goes out to you, the families of the deceased, all the first responders and support workers.
Having attended more than my share of funerals in the past months I know how much it means to allow the friends and families a place to grieve, and to observe the last wishes of the departed.
Sincerely,
Dennis
Dennis,
Thank you for sharing some of your experience with me. It seems the older we get the more we have to face and go through death as part of living.
I appreciate your words of comfort and your taking time to express them.
Jennifer
Jennifer,
I’m sorry about the loss of your neighbor. Thank you for the beautiful poem in tribute.
Cathy
Thank you for your kind and supportive words.
It was a painful reminder of how short life is and to not take anything for granted.
Jennifer
Each day we rise, not knowing.
Sorry for your loss. Friend or family, it’s still a shock.
Such wise and true words Andy.
Jennifer
I’m so sorry. She must be so happy to know that she was cared about so deeply.
Yes, thank you.
Jennifer
My condolence 😦
Thank you. I appreciate that.
Welcome
this happened to my mom over 10 years ago, may she RIP. I wish I would have been there for her.
It’s hard when you aren’t there when a loved ones passes.
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience.
Jennifer
A beautiful memorial poem – you seem to know just what to say at just the right time. A real gift. With condolences for the loss of a neighbour and friend and with all good wishes to her family. Thinking of everyone at this sad time – and given my circumstances, I can only agree with you about First Responders, Ambulance, Police and Fire Services. Their contribution is often overlooked as is their pain and what they must see on a daily basis. 😦
Thank you once again for your kind words and for sharing Jade.
My deepest sympathies to your neighbor’s family and friends and to you for your loss. And thank you for the lovely poem and sentiment about first responders. A long time ago I suffered a horrible injury where I was working at the time. The firemen were the first to arrive and they were absolutely wonderful, providing me with medical care as well as comfort, until the ambulance could arrive. I had never known until then that fireman also responded to medical emergencies; naively, I had thought it was only fires. My good fortune that they responded to my need.
Thank you for sharing your story. Yes it’s amazing the things that go on in the world that we are unaware of, often until tragedy strikes.
I’m glad to hear that you were well tended to and that you came out of it just fine.
Jennifer
My condolences to you and your neighbours and also my thanks to all those beautiful caring people who work in our emergency services and hospitals. They are such special people. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
They sure are.
Jennifer
Never easy to see a loss of life. I’m sorry to hear of your neighbor. Sad.
It is sad.
Jennifer
“No life could be given back tonight.”
the sentence is an epic in itself. The poem that follows is just an epilogue. May the departed rest in peace.
Hi again, Jennifer,
This really hit home. We lost my mother-in-law a month ago and, this, for my wife, was one of the most difficult partings, even when we thought we had prepared ourselves for it so well. Your last two lines really say it all.
It may be unedited and short but it’s a great piece of writing. Abrupt and short quite often, most often, say things more clearly and with more feeling than long, flowered, and complex. Beautifully done.
Paul