stars in her eyes, fleeting…her broken heart
like confetti - the century’s storm, smart.
Ben didn’t rush - the Gordian knot tight.
He cuts grief’s umbilical cord - Kate’s knight
pinkens her cheeks, pastes back her smile. the stars -
Kate’s crowd surfing, beyond clouds, above the scars.
7/20/2022
Contest: Bite Size Poem no49
Sponsor: Line Gauthier
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