Seems barely old enough
to be a bride
and now her man has died
and alone once more,
but not like before.
Now she has a history
and piles of memory
that carry his scent
in their crevices
covering her at night.
She feels haunted,
her home her head
her heart her bed.
She feels him everywhere
watching her,
speaking in symbols
that only she understands -
she who had lost her man
who has felt herself shatter
and finds her soul torn
and tattered now,
and she doesn't know how
she's going to make it from here
when he's out there.
Great write, I loved the first lines! lol she could do it my way, one breath and one step at a time...It is a long haul redifining your life, but it's inevitable, smiling at you, Tai
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Great poem..very real to life..touches places hard to recall. my Sister lost her husband when they was both 23...it was sad. this poem puts her feelings in true perspective. you know a poet is very good when poems touch home.