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bereft

by Gira Bryant

you no longer
croon into my ear
as I fall asleep

telling me all the right words

asking me if
I'm going to have a good
day tomorrow
just for you

giving me little tasks
just for you

reminding me
to have sweet dreams

reminding me
that you love me

as I slip into sated
slumber

No.

Now there is
only the dark
the silence

and the space
where you used to be

the gaping hole

you once filled

if a girl cries
in the middle of the forest
where no one can hear
does it still make a sound?

I think not.

04/28/2008

Posted on 04/28/2008
Copyright © 2024 Gira Bryant

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Jeffrey Parren on 04/28/08 at 12:19 PM

I enjoy the ideas and followthrough but feel the ending could be utized differently somehow...I was left with that unfinished feeling. Maybe expand or alter slightly. The rest is vivid and well-written. ~JPP

Posted by Charlie Morgan on 04/28/08 at 02:16 PM

gira, agreed on this being a strong work, the ending as jeffery mentions is dificult to tie down because the pome is strong and holds the reader's attention...good work, charlie

Posted by Jared Fladeland on 07/16/09 at 04:08 PM

It hurts.

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