Chaperoning

The clinic feels like                            Alcatraz.
There’s no escape in                         this love.
I feel a growing sense                        of alarm
when you don’t return                    that night.
The doctor decides to                   sound calm
& I’m coerced into negotiating a settlement.

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Tamie Hill

Date: 8/3/2025 9:30:00 PM

I am new to all of this but I really loved it. When poems get also bogged down with so many descriptive words I just feel my mind collecting clutter. I want to FEEL something , not just read something, good job !

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 8/3/2025 3:08:00 PM

wow, this is an amazing write! I love the way you formatted and crafted your words. Well penned, Sara

Beata Agustin

Date: 7/14/2025 7:28:00 AM

Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Welcome to Poetry Soup. I welcome you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.