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Start Somewhere

by Meredith C Hartwell

Because I am not fooling anyone.
Seven years of love
six months of uncertainty, then
five weeks stable before
four days single.
Three hours since I cried,
too much in pain to breathe
another moment.

So the journal reads,
Day one:
Wake up. Breathe.
Try again.

04/01/2009

Author's Note: Prompt: "Write an origin poem. It can be the origin of a word, person, plant, idea, etc. Have fun with it."

Posted on 04/02/2009
Copyright © 2025 Meredith C Hartwell

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 04/02/09 at 06:00 PM

An ending count down and a new beginning. I like how you handled the numbers in that painful process. I keep wanting to change the word "another" to '"one more" moment'. I liked your answer to the challenge prompt.

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