Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Previously Published on Amulet . . .




A Keepsake of Her Sorrow*

He believes she is perfect.
When she crumbles,
with his smile,
into a picture.
Of misery.
Small enough
for him to carry
in his pocket.
And palm at will
whenever he feels the need
to show her.
The space
of a heart
she’ll never earn.




*July 2013 Editor's Choice for Supreme Poet of the Month


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