One Woman's War
A navy blue river
Runs down the A5*
Sheet of green paper
that rustles in the quiver
of her clammy hand
the blurred lines
match the misty eyes
searching for meaning
in the weary letters
scrawled by a stranger
The last of one man
in ten sentences delivered
Deadpan
he regrets, she shivers
and knows the truth
Her wombwarm babe
whose downy head
she waved to
only yesterday
lies cold and shroud covered
• Standard paper size measuring 148 x 210 mm, half of normal A4 letter size.
Copyright © Kaye Locke | Year Posted 2010
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