When Your Partner Gets Sick
You Are There
For me there is no question
I know what has to be done
I pull up the slack
Reach for a clear cut solution
Even though I know this is going to take time
Here it is my wife
For someone else
It could be their loving husband
It could be their wonderful girlfriend or boyfriend
A significant other that lights your fire
Someones sweet love that you care for so much
My wife has pneumonia
It has thrown her for a loop
Unexpected and I thought it was nothing
When she didn't feel well
I said shake it off
She said she had a headache too
I said get a little sleep and the rest will do you good
There was no cough
A slight fever
A pain in her back
Near her lungs
I thought maybe she was just over tired
She could of pulled a muscle
I had all the answers
But none of them was the right one
Luckily it was our day off
So we canceled whatever plans we had
She felt tired and if she coughed it hurt
The next day her temperature rose
Off to the doctors we went
To my surprise
You are really sick
Well there are some things this husband doesn't know
Now what can I do
I did the food shopping which you usually do
I got a few wrong things as you quietly pointed out
I put them away in the cabinets and the refrigerator in the wrong place
I would go food shopping with you
But never really paid great attention to what we really get
I am more of a helper and I will pick up this or that
I push the carriage
Reading the New York paper I never buy
After bringing everything home
I carry in all the groceries
You usually put it in it's designated spots
I see you are sleeping wonderfully
Now I have to get lunch and supper
Another curve ball I wasn't prepared for
About now I would go on the computer
You would fix us something you have already planned
I have no plan
I thought it through a bit
I picked up a cooked chicken at Market Basket
It wasn't the same
I didn't have vegetables to go with it
No rice,mashed potatoes or french fries
I was going to get some corn bread
From the time I thought of it and the time I checked out
I had forgot it
I could of opened a simple can of beans
Instead I had a bowl of jello and a strawberry kiwi apple sauce
In my mind it should be enough
Then came supper
My wife had hotdogs defrosting
I cooked them up
Cut them up
Piled them up
Trying to make them all fancy
Once again no hot dog rolls or coleslaw
I made the condiments mustard and relish look like a side dish
Tossed in a few pickles
Done
I am more a special effects guy
I cut out all the carbs
That's a good thing
I rationalized it in my mind
I know my wife does a lot
i appreciate everything she does
I never take her for granted
I thank her all the time
Please get well soon
I enjoy being the cooks assistant
I don't want your job
Well the doctor put her on a z pack
The medicine should do the trick
For me it isn't fast enough
Now breakfast time
I am going to cook some scrambled eggs and bacon
For all those other people who have to take care of a loved one
My thoughts and prayers go out to you
I would rather go to work and have it be real busy
I would even work a few extra hours
Not to have to do what my wife does on a daily basis
Give me the yard
I will cut the grass and pull up weeds all day
We are both blessed with great health
So unfortunately we all get sick
I can't wait till your better
Then I want to celebrate
I have back my freedom
You are the boss in the kitchen
I really love your cooking
You never hear me complain
I have many reasons
Here are only a few
I love to write and I love when you cook
I use to snicker when you would watch all your cooking shows
Now I am going to button my lip
Thanks to you
I never think of what and when we have to eat
I like bringing my appetite to the table
Then I wash and dry the dishes every time
Somethings make a husband and wife bonds really special
This one I will never break