All That Was

All That Was

That was shadow
that warmth on pink skin
your life your time
all that had been
your brilliance and flash
quanta of light
quaver of sound
struggle and fight
but now your photograph leaves
a mark on my wall
momentarily frozen
by the door in the hall
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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