One Degree Of Separation
Jackie Merritt
Color Pastel/Charcoal on Paper
28 x 18 inches
Not For Sale
Hampton, Virginia
“One Degree Of Separation” honors the love and loss of our loved ones. My mother passed two years ago, but often it seems like yesterday. I was her caregiver for many years. This drawing and song speak of that time. Hopefully, it will provide strength to those waking up daily with the pains of coping and healing.
New Familiar
Original Song Lyrics by Jackie Merritt
Vocal by Resa Gibbs
Now I go to help you dress
Change your bed you just slept in
Wash the clothes you once wore,
You are now, my New Familiar.
Things ain’t the way they use to be.
I care for you, the way you cared for me
Seems like I’ve been here before,
You are now, my New Familiar.
I go to bed with what could be
Dreaming of the days you spent with me
Your hopes and fears bring me to my knees.
You are now, my New Familiar.
You are Now My New Familiar