06 November 2009

Loss

Loss

Which bit don’t
you understand –
disappointment
or loss?

I used to say that’s me
the dull bloke next
to the beaut Sheila
and they knew who I was

but now you’re gone
they hesitate – was
I erased the day
you went away?
© 28 September 2009, I. D. Carswell

4 comments:

  1. It's Hell getting your identity back. 'Specially when it was freely given. I imagine many people can relate to this one...

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  2. Loss. I echo KE's words.

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  3. Thank you both - from a dull bloke!

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  4. A dull bloke? You kill snakes, for God's sake...

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