Friday, November 4, 2011

Defeated


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No one saw it.

Death

Flickering in his eyes

Or the way his cheek twitched

Or how his breath caught

At the mention of a certain word

No one saw when his last thread of hope vanished

His crooked grin replaced by an empty stare

As he gathered strength from a bottle

As he carved his initials on the wall

No one heard the thump of his head

As goodbye trickled in a bloody gurgle

Onto the sidewalk and into the gutter

Janet~

Written in loving memory of Darryl

3 comments:

  1. dark, vivid imagery, loved your take on the wordle.

    :)

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  2. Well written wordle poem; the tragedy is in the postscript.

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  3. yes, it is as both of you stated, dark, vivid and tragic...

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