The Doctor

 

My world became an ugly place

Overcome with sadness and pain

Hopeless and helpless reared their face

The search for the toxin in vain

So it tortured my mind on end

So it racked my body each day

No compassion to make it mend

Defeated, I'd nothing to say

They had argued my fragile fear

They even mocked my honest word

So I searched for a dark place near

Where my screams wouldn't be heard

A gentle soul listened for me

He followed the sorrowful sound

Whispering the truth as a plea

My lost has a chance to be found

Just a still, small glimmer of hope

A shred of faith, perhaps to heal

Words empowering me to cope

Only you could see this is real

 

©S. Aistin Vincoski

My Friend Don

 

(In Memory Of Don Swift)

 

Gone from my sight

But never my mind

My thoughts may swirl

But wont leave you behind

 

Each breath I take

Is a part of you

Your in the midst

Of all that I do

 

The beautiful life

That you once lead

Your soul now dwells

Where angels tread

 

(God Bless You Marilyn)

 

©S. Austin Vincoski

My Daughter

 

We are mother and daughter

We have been friend and foe

But I have always loved you

More than you will ever know

 

On the day that you were born

I felt a will so strong

You screamed enough to last

Your entire life long

 

Announcing to the world

That someday they would see

You came here to make a change

To the way things should be

 

As my little girl grew up

I am ashamed to say

That will stronger than mine

Had made you learn the hard way

 

The years passed so quickly

All to soon you were grown

And before me stands a women

With a family of her own

 

You did make those changes

The journey's just begun

And by the grace of God

That will of yours has won

 

 

©S. Austin Vincoski

Benji

The life I lived was hard

The choices I had were few

But God bestowed his grace

The day I gave birth to you

 

I'd never experienced love

Until I heard your newborn cry

I held you so close to me

And swore to you I would try

 

The things that went so wrong

I humbly take all the blame

I have lived all these years

Filled with guilt and shame

 

Sorry could never be enough

For all the damage done

I didn't deserve a beautiful boy

The day God gave me a son

 

Never once did I not love you

You've stayed within my heart

And I grieved for you each day

In the years we've been apart

 

My arms still ache to hold you

Even though you've become a man

I pray for love and forgiviness

Maybe someday, if you can

 

©S. Austin Vincoski