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Restless

Missing image

 

 

Sorrow holds me close inside this empty bed,

submerged under these restless covers -

 

it will not let me dream beyond its reach,

its jagged edges of nightfall.

 

We are as intimate as two strangers can be, I suppose -

we rarely speak and never ask too many questions.

 

We turn from side to side, avoiding each other's eyes 

from experience and fear.

 

Do not weep for me in my predicament -

I would never have known these unbearable depths

without the heights that preceded 

 

this fall from grace.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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Art: "Heartsong" by Alice Kelley
 
 

 
 
 
 

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  • Danny Beatty gold member
    November 7

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    i know these contest prompts have you delving into your ancient past, and the emotions are still honest and pure from the experiences.

    good luck in the contest.



  • Beautiful-N-Broken silver member
    November 3

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    Oh wow. Another amazing write from you and the picture is great too. You really do have a way with words. I think if I haven't already I am going to favorite you so I can read your work any time I'l like! :] Great job poet!


  • meic
    November 3

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    So very sad ... yet a predicament that is all too common. Nothing ever lasts, I suppose, but it's only human nature to hope that 'this time' will be different ...

    Written with both great clarity and wonberful sensitivity.

    Good luck!