A Faint Distant Light
Not My Choice
I was sleeping soundly
My wife has been sick for three days
She missed one day of work and used her two days off to get better
With a darn head cold
Blowing her nose a zillion times
At last count
She has been coughing on and off all night
Even after taking medicine
Now she has a left earache
As a husband, I do what I can do
Helping out wherever I am needed
I get breakfast and make sure she takes her medicine
Do the food shopping that we normally do together
Comforting her and saying I love you
Still it is never enough
I keep telling her
Get plenty of sleep
Your body will help fight the cold on it's own
She has been eating good and no temperature
So when she is on wits end
I roll out of bed and think
For the few times in a year that my wife is not feeling well
I have to wait until this passes
She received a cold the same time last year
The same thing happened all over again
When I grew up
My mother said I was a carrier
I would get a slight sniffle or a cough
Then pass it on to everyone else
I don't know if it is true
The truth is the other day I had a little sneeze and a cough
I feel fine now
My wife is the unknown victim
So many things we don't know about life
As I watch the light across the field
I am not sure what it lights
The morning will lead to another beautiful day
Unless you're my wife
Under the weather and can't wait to get better