Rensselaerville Library
celebrates National Poetry Month 2026
Today's Poem!

Friday, April 24, 2026

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?

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