No Need

 

T urning to leave
she covers the distance
to the door
in a few sorrowful strides

she looks back
finds my gaze
as if to speak

in that fading moment
nothing is said
no need

she lowers her eyes
turns her head
steps through the door
into the November rain

and is gone

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rob kistner © 2022

Poetry at: dVerse

 



…and for a possibly different perspective on my poem:

24 thoughts on “No Need”

    1. I am a melancholy man Helen — I find the feeling heightens my sense of the world, of time and space, the truth of the mystery. I just really get consumed by it… 🙂

  1. Heartbreak always makes for wonderful poetry. It really tugs at the heartstrings of human emotion. James Blunt I haven’t heard that song in a while. You always have great selections.

    1. Yes it does True, and I enjoy the melancholy feeling of this type of poetry. Also I try to find music that will cover a multiple of musical taste. I am pleased you enjoy the Blunt song my friend. 🙂

  2. So sad, and I almost expected to find Guns N’Roses as one of the videos… good then I still have that video on my post.

    1. Thank you Björn I was just feeling melancholy so I wrote that little poem. I missed the Guns N’ Roses number. They were a number of musical pieces I’d come across that would have fit, I just chose a few that I thought she had some variety.

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