Gershon Wolf Poet Free verse

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

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Caren Krutsinger January 17, 2020 at 5:01 AM This is a FAVE for me! It is the TRUTH with a capital T.

Brenda Chiri January 15, 2020 at 9:24 PM Wow that hit hard! Amazing Gershon!;) Gershon Wolf January 15, 2020 at 9:58 PM Thanks for seeing the connections midst the blankness, Brenda. Appreciated. Warm wishes, Gershon