Tenderness: Poem

For the past year my wife has been battling cancer. Last month when we were up north I was sitting outside by the campfire and I could see her silhouette as she sat inside by the window. I wrote this in the next moment. 

Title: Tenderness

By: Bruce Hackmann 

As I watched you walk before me 

I think of the tenderness I should share

As you changed before my eyes 

I realized how much I care

With each slipping moment 

I questioned the man that was within

Emotions ran deep inside 

I pondered the time of when

When do I share the tenderness 

When do I stand strong

It’s not about being strong

When, what is required is gentleness 

I’m not a perfect man

I questioned if I did all I can

I want to give you all the tenderness 

I cannot wait until it is effortless 

But,

I’ll still stand strong