Monday, August 18, 2025

Around the open tomb


 Around the open tomb


we the living 

holding onto the

ebbing we could see

slipping from us

no plea or chant

no incantation could

stay the bleeding

beneath the suits

of black 

we reached for a warm hand

a warm touch

a glimpse into a wet eye

a whispered word

anything

Even the distant crow

Anything to stay

our empty day.

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