The Shadow's In The Corner Poem by Francie Lynch

The Shadow's In The Corner



The hearth is almost cold now,
My rooms are dimly lit;
The shadow near the firebox
Stirs the ashen pit.
They'll peer through my window,
Point and query why
I sat under my blanket
Wearing such a smile.

For thirty years I lived within you,
For twenty years without;
Still you show up in many rooms
For the living and the dead.
I'm stopped, I stand in awe of you,
Then must turn my head.

You glide by me like deking strangers,
You never glance my way;
I see whispers when you move your lips,
Hear bursts of laughter from my perch.
And even so, what could I say:
That roads once merged
Now diverge
To continue through terrain,
Traversing time's hard memories
That cannot be reclaimed.

Just once more in a well-lit room,
When all the kids are present,
We would share our stories,
Catch up on years gone by.
Laugh because we can now
At times that made us cry.

Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: death,divorce,memories,regret,separation
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Francie Lynch

Francie Lynch

Monaghan, Ireland
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