Somehow He’ll Be There. A poem by Damien Carroll

When his daughter died, he needed a friend.
Somehow she knew,
somehow she was there.
When his cancer returned, he was overwhelmed.
Somehow she knew,
somehow she was there.

Now, isolated in care, her health declines.
A new fear grips him.
A fear that she will die
before he can hold her hand one more time.
Somehow he’ll know,
somehow he’ll be there.

Damien Carroll April 2020