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** For Jackie (Kennedy) **
~ For Jackie ~
what horrid irony ...
I put this suit on because it was his favorite -
pink, double-breasted wool bouclé, with navy trim ... by Chanel,
matching pill box hat and white gloves
oh, the smile he shined on me this morn when he saw it ...
that amazing smile that has charmed the world!
the flash of teeth that stole my heart in Georgetown ...
all those years ago ... and now ...
oh, dear god, it must be nightmare!
please, please ... someone tell me it is a brutal dream!
his favorite suit that I wore for him,
now covered with his blood and flesh ...
and his precious head in my hands, lifeless
the back of it is gone
and what was just speaking to me moments ago,
is now spattered on this suit
oh dear heaven, save me from this horror
wake me to the morn and tell me it is but a hellish meandering,
for I am wearing pieces of my husband,
and this beautiful garment - that coaxed his smile ...
Is now a ragged raiment of death ... a spoil ... a stain
my beautiful, beautiful man,
my shining prince ...
staring.
~ 9th Place ~ in the "Poetry For The Sake Of Poetry" Poetry Contest, John Lawless, Judge & Sponsor.
Copyright © Gregory Richard Barden | Year Posted 2018
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