My Hand...

Spanned out
Looking grey,
Held my love 
Worked all day,
My hand
Shows my age,
Old with 
Dark veins,
Skin was 
With a spring,
Now it's 
Tissue thin,
This hand
I don't want 
It to be mine,
This hand
Has held 
My head 
So many times,
It's wiped 
Tears when
I've cried,
Threw soil
When my
Husband died,
This hand 
Is me
And I'm scared,
This hand 
Is me 
And I'm glad,
My hand has 
Caressed,
My hand has
Undressed,
My hand has
Lived through
Times,
People only see
As black 
And white
Best of all,
This hand has held another...