A Blank Face

A blank screen faces a writer
   Intimidating  
   All that open space
What are the writer's odds?

A blank face stares dully at the psychiatrist
   Unwavering, unblinking
   Unengaged, uncomprehending
Where does the psychiatrist even begin?

A child looks vacantly at an empty plate
   Listless, disinterested
   No expectation of food on it
   Not today, not tomorrow

Copyright © | Year Posted 2020



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Date: 1/17/2020 5:01:00 AM
This is a FAVE for me! It is the TRUTH with a capital T.
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Date: 1/15/2020 9:24:00 PM
Wow that hit hard! Amazing Gershon!;)
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 1/15/2020 9:58:00 PM
Thanks for seeing the connections midst the blankness, Brenda. Appreciated. Warm wishes, Gershon
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