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No Graveyards In the Mind

Yes, yes, his siblings are long deceased
  though there are no graveyards in the mind

He relives their quarrels each night in dreams
  struggling, in vain, to flee nightmares unkind

By day, his two sisters whimper, one in each ear
  by night, their fury they roar, magnifying his fears...

No, no, there aren't any graveyards in the mind
  just brows deeply furrowed, faces etched with lines

Copyright © Gershon Wolf | Year Posted 2021

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Valsa George Date: 11/11/2021 6:24:00 PM Siblings are inalienable in each one's life. Though they are gone, their memories delight and trouble us. Some of them leave only painful memories behind.. It is indeed sad. I see a dash of humour in your lines. Login to Reply

Caren Krutsinger Date: 11/11/2021 12:09:00 PM I no longer play the old scripts; they did not serve me well, held me back a lot longer than I should have been held back. Login to Reply

Deb M Date: 11/10/2021 5:24:00 AM “Graveyards in the mind”……I like that… somewhat haunting!. Old relationships can also bring so much comfort. Nice poem Mr Wolf! Debx Login to Reply

Rico Leffanta Date: 11/8/2021 10:36:00 AM Interesting how religion has focused on spooks rather than graveyards from which the resurrected may rise . . . . . Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 11/8/2021 1:12:00 PM Not surprising to me: Spooks are money, and isn't that what the business of 'Religion,' Capital R, is all about?

John Lawless Date: 11/8/2021 8:09:00 AM And when you get to heaven they'll ask "how did YOU get here??" Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 11/8/2021 1:10:00 PM Heh, heh... And I'll ask, What are YOU TWO doing here?!... Thanks, John.

L Milton Hankins Date: 11/7/2021 7:34:00 PM Fine couplets, Gershon. Interesting how we do relive those relationships in our past, long after the principals are gone, in many cases. Liked your poem. Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 11/8/2021 1:05:00 PM Indeed, old relationships do not seem to fade away. Many play over and over again in our minds and dreams. :) gw