Too Little - Too Late

Not so much
a lie
with little
truth to tell

Not so much
goodbye
with greetings
gone to hell

Not so much
romance
with feelings
dead or pawned

Not so much
to dream
with sleep 
— bereft and gone

(Bryn Mawr College: May, 2025)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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