I was talking to the
Widow,
Recently bereaved.
I was drawing her out,
Discovering the problems
With her estate,
And her intense
Heartache, when another
Lady walked up and
Interrupted.
She was well intentioned,
But when she approached my
Widow friend with a
Bright smile and cheerfully
Said, "You're doing fine,
Aren't you?"
I had to speak up.
"No she's not,"
I said.
She was barely muddling
Through.
If only people
Knew that a recent widow
Is never "doing fine."