'a Housewife's Work Is Never Done'

My wife, ill, I care, her whims I tend too, I care, always wishing that there was more I could do to help her back on her feet, what a treat, all night and day she screams and moans with pains, cramps, leaking wounds, nurses, every other day dress never healing lesions, Doctors still can't give reasons as to the cause of her suffering, blood tests revealing nothing, I believe they will, it's getting to a stage, old age, I won't let it stop me, indeed it has taught me a lesson, I took things for granted, not once did she complain, looked after me, housekeeping, shopping, cooking for five, kept us healthy, I now appreciate that saying 'a housewife's work is never done', when she gets better life won't be the same. Nine lines to let them know everything will be fine Poetry Contest, sponsored by Silent One 20th July 2018