Bereft

Pain was his friend, his companion for life,
Sine qua non of his agonized strife---
   But when his wife left 
   He felt so bereft---
He succumbed to the bone surgeon's knife.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Faulkner Avatar
April 12, 2018 at 2:17 PM
A shade dark for a limerick, but in a cathartic way-
Wolf Avatar
April 12, 2018 at 4:18 PM
Yup...At least the hope is for catharsis...
Pigeon Tart Avatar
April 12, 2018 at 11:15 AM
Hmmmm, deeper than first read would suggest x
Wolf Avatar
April 12, 2018 at 5:10 PM
Hmmmm, 'profound' perhaps, which is certainly better than "Pro found." (Contact g wolf at 1-800-Limrick).
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