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Created on: April 13, 2009 Last Updated: January 22, 2011
She sat there
and felt his gentle hands
rubbing her back
and washing away the pain.
Hard at work,
she lived in pain
daily.
For a little time
a day,
he made her
forget about
her worries and pains.
He made her live
to her fullest.
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