Black Wind

my daughter has died
I have a black hole in my chest
bleeding black
through which the wind howls
without mercy 
every time I think of her
which is
all the time
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Joseph Avatar
February 15, 2011 at 1:11 PM
thank you. She is still technically alive, I lost her to drugs and alcohol.
Beesley Avatar
February 15, 2011 at 10:33 AM
Love the title...sorry for your loss
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