Her Last Amen

She sings her way to fame or so it seems 
beneath the karaoke gleam of a D.J. , spot lights  
The pulse of the music flashes with pupil high 
as she sings cautiously through amicable chit chat 

Intermittent eyes sprinkle up the stage
as she sings the newest rage, her voice is lost   
amongst the suds and salutary wine ;

Beneath the neon light of a  karaoke legion 
she croons a sorrowed song of running home  

While his liquid eyes of brown turn raindrop hue      
his secret telegraph arrives, as what to do  
By the time she is done with her song  
the descent of an annihilated tear 
that captivated her for years arrives,   
slaying her grief and wiping it clean;
 
Though she sings like never before
she cries like never before,   
she is met with a silent applause 
and a thunderous undeniable truth,   

he doesn't live here, anymore. 


Feb. 18, 2019

Copyright © | Year Posted 2019



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Date: 2/21/2019 3:31:00 AM
- Some dreams are in "black and white", Pixie - Congratulations on your winning poem - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 2/20/2019 5:18:00 PM
I have read your dream and wanted to say congrats on your win ..Way to go.. Sara
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Date: 2/20/2019 2:38:00 PM
such a different take on the contest, loved the sad story of broken dreams.. Congratulations on your placement in the contest...
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Date: 2/19/2019 7:16:00 AM
That last line makes a thunderous impact. You built her portrait well my friend..bittersweet...as truth can be.
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Date: 2/18/2019 3:26:00 PM
ohh, pensive yet so wonderfully relayed, V... this is a haunting piece well done!... huggs
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Date: 2/18/2019 8:22:00 AM
That moment of realization always takes one into deep gloom; one minute there; next...gone. Beautifully penned.
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Date: 2/18/2019 6:55:00 AM
So poignant and sad. And true...
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