No Thoughts of Love

Deep and blue 
The morning 
Is a summer masterpiece 
But not to him,
His days are black and alone 
Lying 
On the couch
By a screeching tv
As his hand 
More feeble today 
Feels for the wine bottle 
Knowing 
Through the fog of it all
The decades
Had hardened his heart 
Into a premature tombstone
Where no thoughts of love 
Could slip past the armed guards 
Of ancestral ghosts.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Turner Avatar
March 4, 2023 at 7:38 PM
you certainly made your point, Kathryn. gave it up when my first born came 45 yrs ago:) but I have witnessed the damage it brings.
Bell Avatar
March 4, 2023 at 10:40 AM
Many a poor soul has succumbed to the bottle, and as much as they go on about drugs, drink is still the big killer.
Sweeney Avatar
March 4, 2023 at 1:15 PM
Amen
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