MY FRIEND in Postcards 4

There are those unexpected calls
so rational sounding, such a nice voice
in my ear, jolting me upright.
She fell, moving pictures around.

Who am I to write her obit,
younger than me. She caretook
her Ken until he died, now
she is near death herself.

Sometimes a broken pelvis will
Break more than bones,
Will dent and dement a wider
circle. Already my heart breaks.

Last updated October 15, 2019