Saturday, March 04, 2017

Grief

: Of Grief II

And now I grieve their lives
Like I grieved my grandmother
Piece by piece
I put them to rest
I kill them all over again
Just to make sure
They're no longer breathing. 

And then I go to sleep...


(Originally posted Jul. 14, 2004; re-posted on July 24, 2006 and July 25, 2014)

1 comment:

Joyce Ellen Davis said...

Your poetry is very strong. Good imagery.