Rays Poem

It was Thursday, January 31, 2002,
I was sitting in work not having a clue.
Wonder where Ray is, why didn’t he call,
Is he having a seizure and hurt from a fall?
I picked up the phone and dialed his number,
He said he was having convulsions in clusters.

“Don’t call the ambulance, I’ll be alright,”
“I just didn’t get much sleep lastnight.”
“I just took my medicine so I’ll be okay,”
“It’s just another ordinary day.”

After an hour I got kind of worried,
I picked up the phone and called Ray in a hurry.
“Bridgette, I need you to come right away,”
“I am having non-stop seizures today.”

“You’ll be okay Ray, I will call your mom,”
“Don’t get upset, please just stay calm.”

An hour later my phone started to ring,
The EMT’s said it’s a very bad thing.
They could not get Ray to start breathing again,
“We think that he suffocated in his own bed.”

My precious Ray, why did you leave me now?
I have to tell Colleen but I just don’t know how.
“You’re daddy’s in heaven my darling Colleen,”
“Daddy was the strongest man that I ever did see.”

He suffered from seizures for nearly two years,
He told God to please take away all his fears.
Although I am gone don’t cry, don’t you see?
No more seizures I’ll have, no more epilepsy.


Written by Rays soulmate and the mom of his daughter.