Woemanic

How do you
Manage daily to
Live with a woemanic
Depressive whose moods
Swing from walks with her dog
Miles to who knows where to
Morose sadness to fits of
Savage anger with only
Occasional behavior
Reminiscent of her
Old academic
Self head in
A book an
Angelic
Smile
Now
A memory
Sadly faded.
To lose control
Gracefully requires
More than good character,
It needs a friend on hand not
Just on the phone or an
Occasional lunch or
Card to listen to
The rage and
Unfinished
Thought
With
Patience
Empathetic
Non-judgemental
As there but for the
Grace of God goes me.
Tie a knot at the end
Of your rope and
Hang on until
You let go
Falling
Away.