The Longest Drive

a year feels like forty
a crack becomes a gaping hole
emptiness swallows
hatred fades to bitterness
memories lead to tears
avoidance becomes a gnawing ache
i hate that stretch of road
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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June 21, 2016 at 12:15 AM
KIMBERLY, Enjoyed reading your thoughts and words. Keep sharing and writing poetry. ~SKAT~
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May 1, 2011 at 7:04 AM
A warm welcome to PoetrySoup I offer to you Kimberly. I wish for you the best in your writing endeavors whatever they may be. May you find inspiration by reading some of the poetry written here by other poets. Read and comment on their's and they will return in kind. May the sun shine on you that you might find great joy in your life. Love and blessing always, Carol
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