FIVE LETTER WORDS
by Barbara Vink
When pawing through
the remnants of my life
I find you, taking up
more space than I
should have allowed.
I have bitten into bitterness
and cannot forget the taste,
dining alone now
sleeping alone, feeling
no warm skin, hearing
no terms of endearment.
My new reality.
It occurs to me
that I might never
feel you again.
Such a long word – never.
Like death.
Endless.
~
Barbara Vink is retired, still tired, struggling to answer the question, Who am I
now?
Perfect and very powerful! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteBrutally poignant! Out of the park!
ReplyDeleteWOW! Than you for this wonderful work. TomH
ReplyDeleteBreathtaking.....MB
ReplyDeleteTerrific, Barbara!
ReplyDeleteDevastatingly real
ReplyDeleteYay, Barbara!
ReplyDeleteglad to see you still got it
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