Iris by Terrie*

a young father looks on and sings a song
to his only child ..,he tries to remain strong
as he watches her holding on to her life
she was a young wife

motionless...but upon her face were rapid tears
her husband didn't make it.... are the whispers in the hallway that you hear..
at the moment she is unable to communicate
the whole time her dad stood beside her,he had all the time in the world to wait

he never thought he'd be standing besides her bed..
unable to make sense of the blood that was shed..
he was there when his son-in-law meet his death
he watched helplessly as he took his last breath

he told us the three of them were enjoying the breeze
he remembers hearing that he was going to be a grand-dad, the next thing he knew,
his son-in-law was falling to his knees
he had no clue

that he was hit from astray
aimed from a short distance away
everything was in such a haze.
his daughter sat there so still with blood on her face

the bullet penetrated from his back
she was too concerned about her husband Zack
she had no idea the bullet lay dormant in her brain
she slumped over like a rag doll ,blood stain

left by the pool
because of an unknown fool
stone drunk right behind their block
leaving the neighborhood in shock

playing Russian roulette
a nightmare no-one will forget.
he was depressed and handling a loaded gun
too drunk to realize what he had done

he got carried away in his own little bash
thank God...the paramedics were there in a flash
they apologized, for his son-in-law
there was nothing more they could do
the bullet pierced right thru his heart from behind the home where it flew

he accompanied his daughter on the chopper to E.R ,
praying that they make it there fast
and has ever since.. been counting the days when this will be in the past
today he sits there with more good news
"she opened up her eyes as I played... her favorite blues"

she hasn't spoken much since that night
one thing she did learn
her husband will not return
she will not give up the fight

"the power of a bullet can shatter many life's"
.tonight he has hope in his eyes
he doesn't lose faith

tomorrow will be a brand new day
he will come back and pray
he told us ,Iris was getting stronger...day by day

She is making progress
he feels very blessed
because she will be going home fairly soon
perhaps some time in the middle of June

he's taking it one day at a time
he's thankful for God sparing her life
and for their unborn children soon to arrive

today they sing side by side in the church choir

and praise with the passion...in their heart that is on fire
he shared with all, his ordeal
and how it made him feel

and the life that was lost
was a deadly cost
Zack came back that night
he tapped Jim on the shoulder
and said ,do not worry dad,Iris is going to be alright

with a chill that traveled down his spine
he knew this was a good sign
zack came back to give his wife his last breath, hoping not to fail
today Jim is inspired by Simon and Nel

the twins Zack never got to know
like their dad, their eyes have that very same glow
Zack was the son he never had
he was honored that, he called him dad

Iris got engaged last year
she will be getting married today
they will all be moving away
memories still draw many tears

the twins will soon be five
Iris is so grateful to be alive
zack always said he'd never depart
because you see
the man Iris is marrying carries his heart..

(this is for Jim Mc.)
in my line of work we meet many people .some just happen to be traveling thru.others are transported here for life/death situations... we see a lot of heart-ache as well as moments worth taking pictures of....and of course we get attached, it is hard not to, ......we try to comfo
rt..we listen...we dry many tears ..others..., as well as our own...yes, we do cry...sometimes good things come out of bad things..we don't realize it at the time.........because were too busy mourning someones loss......(Zack was an organ donor-Thomas her new husband by coincidence happened to be the one to receive his heart...they both discovered that during their courtship..and were amazed how Zack was still among them...)

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