The Span of a Small Forever by April Gibson

 

 Like all poems, these in The Span of a Small Forever by April Gibson, are very emotional. Your soul will connect to another human being unknown or known. In one,  I think of my mother who had cancer. However, thinking.of young people with such horrible symptoms is very painful. We can not reach deeply into their spirits but poetry almost takes us there. Illness takes us on an unwanted visit whether we are a parent or whomever we might know, relative or friend.  In the end, we come away with a better understanding. One of the many important thoughts is that illness is a common denominator. The rich are no different from the poor. The real pain, the dark dreams are the same in each case. They are just given another name. Also, the stellar question is asked why? Because of my lack in understanding of Religion, Ethics or Spirituality, I am not sure. In one verse, I hear the voice of a mother. Her children unwilling to leave her in that room, and she is distraught to see them go. The book is filled with a cornucopia of cries and sighs. Oh, if only all poems were written like these here. They open the heart.