Foredoomed
foredoomed
with the same kismet
as one's predecessors
how can one
feel anything
beyond winter's chill
a time for giving
how can one give
when one didn't give
what was taken
again and again
a time to rejoice
how does one
celebrate death
a time to gather
with family
around a body
stilled from life
dressed in black
as tears are choked
in shortened breaths
as you try
to compose yourself
long enough to speak
another wreath
to place upon
another grave
as you feel
the chill
of death
in every breath
of december
how can one
find the spirit
of a season
in the voids
where darkness strikes
over and over
again
all while knowing
you could be next
foredoomed
with the same
kismet
Copyright © Sandra Adams | Year Posted 2019
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