September 26, 2019 – Image & Verse

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Vanished

and he saw her leaving
and he opened his mouth
to call her name
but only dust escaped

and broken dreams

for he was a spoiled promise
from long ago
left too long
on silent lips

he tried raising a hand
to gesture a wave
but he was stone
lifeles
rigid
cold
so he could not

and she did not hear him
and she did not see him

for he was a faded memory
already vanished

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