The Accident

The air has a burnt flavor 
tonight – I guess, that’s the
taste of grief;  we all breathe 
it in and blow it out differently; 
life never, for any of us
    an endless road 
        lined with row 
after row of blossoms 
brimming over
with luscious
sunlight….


sort of like, “Starry Night” – 
one can focus on a warmth
of gleams or step off into the
swirls of darkness between – 
a cold slush of ears, and a slip into 
deeper
madness…

or one can try and just focus
on the great love we shared – 
our favorite press of beach
and how our rubbed bodies
proudly wore their
satisfying chaffing – 

joyful seasons together 
came and went without 
interruption, till one day
ended with an
abrupt sharpness – there is 
only a jagged edge left,   

now and then
briefly soothed
with a splash of
fond memory….
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Bahr Avatar
August 10, 2021 at 12:54 PM
the poem seems to find a place for today. Thank you for sharing.
DiMino Avatar
August 12, 2021 at 10:48 AM
Thank you,Kathy, for the positive feedback. Have a beautiful day!
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