(grief)
Grief empties you,
your flesh scarcely
noticable.
As though you’ve
lost weight,
pound per pound
to whatever
the loss.
A frail aging
parent, you lose
half of yourself,
a lover –
yourself plus half.
3/26/99
(grief)
Grief empties you,
your flesh scarcely
noticable.
As though you’ve
lost weight,
pound per pound
to whatever
the loss.
A frail aging
parent, you lose
half of yourself,
a lover –
yourself plus half.
3/26/99