Nothing

hearing the news
suddenly
taken aback

feelings mix
mingle
a groggy mess
inside
a confused
mind

shocked
surprised
frightened
upset
nervous
anxious

monotonously
quickly
as though
simply
a robot

packing my bags
clothes 
pile
stack
go
up
up
up
seem
neverending

saying goodbye
tears streaming
down frowning cheeks

loading up
suitcases in
boxes in
everything in

key turned
motor going
backing up
crying
sobbing
looking back
for just
one
last
goodbye

gravel crackling
beneath
worn tires
worn souls

paved road
passing under
quickly
coming
then suddenly
going
going
and then

it's gone


there is simply
nothing

nothing but the lonely beat of a hurting heart.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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