Duality of Contrast

Far from home in warfront a soldier dies His son a soldier receives the body Decorated with national honors. Mother’s arms around her son Her head reposed on his chest Finds the support she needs. The sleepless eyes closed Dry tear drops in the corner And on the disheveled eyelashes Encase the grief and the loss of her husband. The listless lips pursed Faintly curved in contours of trust Define the pride and the love for her son. On the face of contrasting duality Petrified emotions of a widow and a mother Converge in hope of continuity Of seeing the departed enclosed in her arms Of transplanting the past to the present. February 21, 2018.