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| public domain photo - credits appear below |
Once More
I only came to say hello.
Our last parting, an ugly spat,
wasn’t what I wanted for us.
I came to make peace
unprepared for what I’d find;
had heard he wasn’t doing well
(an epic understatement), but his eyes
lit up when I entered the room.
One glance at his pale,
grateful face, entreating hand,
apology smile, and I started to cry.
“I’m sorry,” I said to his “Goodbye”,
then I stayed ‘til the lights went out
and all the air had left the room.
public domain photo credits:
| Description |
English: chicken egg and hand
Deutsch: Ei (Hühnerei) und Hand
Français : Oeuf et main
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| Date | 30 December 2008 |
| Source | Selbst erstellt / Oeuvre propre / Own work |
| Author | Filoump |
That was pow!erful. I am humbled into silence, suffice it to say: this is a perfect poem. Thanks, Mosk
ReplyDeleteWow, Mosk, I'm pretty humbled myself -- by such an incredible compliment. Thank you! :-]
DeleteAmazing poem, my friend. Buddah says it perfectly: I am humbled into silence.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Marie! Very much! :-)
DeletePamela: so open, so raw, so powerful. Poignant. I am grateful they experienced what brief closure they could.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Meena! Such lovely compliments! :-)
DeletePam, Wow that hit right in the heart--left me teary, realized I'd been holding my breath too, while I read. Powerful stuff, my friend <3
ReplyDeleteHad that effect on me when it came out too. Thank you, Sara!
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