Throwback Friday, Did Your Heart Stop Too?

Thirteen years ago today, it was the “Time” that I made a “heart-stopping decision”


Did Your Heart Stop Too?

Did you cry too?
When the doctors told you
She was not going to recover

Did they ask you too?
About what you already knew
It was time
To flick the switch
And dim her light

Did your heart stop, too?
Knowing
You had emptied her shoes

Did you sleep there too?
During those infinite days of blue
Softly holding her hand
And not letting go

Did you weep too?
Blankly alone
In her full room
Waiting
For her last silent breath








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Until Eyes Hear Sound

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Perceptions:

Amazon >>  Perceptions : Steven, Ivor, Knight, Derrick: Amazon.com.au: Books
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Tullawalla:

Amazon >> Tullawalla A Meeting Place Where My Empty Hands are Full of Memories and Rhymes : Steven, Ivor: Amazon.com.au: Books


OR: >> You may email me directly for a signed copy at
ivorrs20@gmail.com


Ivor Steven © April 2025

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G'day, and welcome to my blog site. My name is Ivor Steven, I live in Geelong, Australia. I'm an ex-industrial chemist, and a retired plumber, and a former Carer of my wife(Carole), for 30 years, who suffered from severe MS. I Write poetry about those personal thoughts, throughout and beyond my life as a Carer. I've been blogging for over 2 years, and writing poems for 19 years. Of course a lot of my poems are about my favourite subject Carole, but since I've been blogging my writings have become quite varied, humourous, mystical, observational, and even a few monster/horror poems.

31 thoughts on “Throwback Friday, Did Your Heart Stop Too?”

  3. It’s never easy, when we need to make the decision to let someone die, because we loved them too much, and we don’t, want to, live our lives, without them, but, it’s more difficult, knowing that we’re, keeping then alive, because we can’t, let go, prolonging their, suffering, and so, we are, forced to make the, hard decision, to let go, and forgive ourselves, and death too, evenutally…

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  12. This brings the tears and makes my heart hurt. Oh, Ivor! ‘Tis the most difficult, but most loving decision one can make for a beloved one. 😦 I’m so sorry you went through out all of this, Ivor…and to experience such a great loss.
    But I know you find comfort in your thoughts and memories of Carole. I do believe she would smile about that…and she would want you to continue to find comfort in the joy you two shared. 🙂
    (((HUGS))) ❤️💜❤️
    PS…Such a touching and beautiful song…It hits the heart and soul so deeply…
    “For in our great sorrow, we learn what joy means…With a broken heart, transformation begins.” – Ryan O’Neal (such an amazing singer and songwriter)

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