this cold couch pushed against the wall is too young
to know who I am, how many nights I have roamed
in the abandonment of hallways and time machines
it does not hold you dying, quietly, unto yourself..
it knows nothing of my days of resurrecting love,
the final failures in a rainy night of ambulances.
this table never held our drinks or knew the slam
of anger or hilarity, a place to place pills for dividing
into the hopeful magic that would erase
all those years of bodily abuse.
this lamp never knew your face in its light, has not shone
on the hopeful or helpless human desires, has not watched
in the small circles of light, spilling beneath it,
how fast eyes can shut, a record with the needle lifted
too abruptly, spinning on and on in silence.
Your poem is so very painful to read. It captures deep grief without a trace of the maudlin. Your poetry is disciplined while seeming natural and easy. I admire your writing. I hope your home is filled with health and springtime.
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Donna, thank you for commenting & for the beautiful support you give to me & to so many others! ❤
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Phibby Venable
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Reblogged this on Sirrah Medeiros.
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Sirrah, thank you so much for reblogging! ❤
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You’re welcome, Phibby! Always love your words ❤️
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