Originally published on Sudden Denouement I read the writing on the wall neon graffiti composed of cryptic symbols stunning words of power rage grief that
Tag: heartbreak
Mementos
I keep you in a basket at the foot of my bed that I can grab quickly in case of fire or other emergency you
I Say That I Lost You – Christine E. Ray
I say that I lost you as though you were an umbrella that I carelessly left on the bus after the summer rain had stopped
Arrow
memory’s titanium tipped arrow penetrated my defenses embedded deep woke the past I keep behind tightly locked doors leaving me shaken and stirred saltwater trails tracing
A Tale of Two Towers-Christine Ray & Eric Syrdal
Locked away in a stone tower rest of the world fades becomes dim memory time loses meaning becomes shapeless days nights spent in solitude differentiated
Killing Me Softly
haunting poetry sung to languid strum of acoustic guitar penetrated my ear untied my heartstrings left me bleeding longing on the pale hardwood floor ©
Chasing Sandcastles
you feel impossibly distant elusive the receding tide I am left chasing sandcastles before they are reclaimed by rushing waters our connection has become reduced
One Year Ago Today: Point of Impact
tiny fractures fan out a spider web at the point of impact where your thoughtlessly dismissive words became an ice pick that pierced my glass
One Year Ago Today: An Exchange Quick and Quiet
You held me in tender embrace in your deepest heart We lived together laughed together dreamed together breathed together Unfathomable that anyone could take my
