Kim Rodrigues Poet Acrostic

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Quadruple bypass. Kind thoughts and prayers for my Aunt. <3

Empty Space

EMPTY SPACE

My eyes look at the empty space
My heart aches as the tick tock
Takes place
A six hour stretch...stretch...stretch

H-aving hope through prayer
E-ardrums beat listening to the time
A-ching hearts cut out like paper
R-ips and tears proclaiming love for her
T-ime beats...beats...beats

My mom talks to her twin in twilight hours
A womb-dynamic duo
Hearts hours apart by phone
Squeezing hands
Together moist heads pressed...pressed...pressed

T-oo soon old age comes
W-ooing
I-ntroducing chest pains
N-ets catch her before she falls...falls...falls

My eyes look at the empty space
My heart aches as the tick tock
Takes place
A six hour pleading...pleading...pleading

7/25/2017

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Andrea Dietrich July 25, 2017 at 5:51 PM Very descriptive of how cruelly time passes. Creative and interesting work, Kim! Kim Rodrigues July 25, 2017 at 9:27 PM Thanks, Andrea. My Aunt had bypass surgery today.

Frances Schiavina July 25, 2017 at 10:38 AM How beautiful! Twin Hearts. Kim Rodrigues July 25, 2017 at 12:37 PM For sure :)

Dean Wood July 25, 2017 at 8:58 AM Kim, What a lovely tribute to both you aunt and your mother. I will remember her in my prayers. So well written! - Dean Kim Rodrigues July 25, 2017 at 9:13 AM Thanks so much! Means a lot!