Trauma

Sleep not in any side of him

death and not him we should fear

in  pews aisle I walk no more

but in the aisle of aged tombs

with my candle and my weaving wreath

upon your gentle soul I still love

how inert he was when death came

sleep not in any of his sides .
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Dietrich Avatar
November 3, 2014 at 3:39 PM
enjoy seeing your poem today. It kind of reminds me of the poem of mortality that LIncoln wrote!!
Yvonne Avatar
November 3, 2014 at 10:37 AM
Now this is poetry. Love it.
Kayode Avatar
November 3, 2014 at 12:04 PM
Thank you for being threre for me,your comment activates.
Enriquez Avatar
November 2, 2014 at 6:34 AM
Dear Kayode: Nice to know you are back at PoetrySoup. The last time I checked, you were away for some time. Good write, my friend. Leon
Kayode Avatar
November 2, 2014 at 6:47 AM
Thank you Leon,you are right,I was preparing for an exam that I could not Combine with poetry then, I am just being a little relieved now,I will be fully in house next year. One love and happy Weekend.
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