Tag Archives: #loss

Missing You

Posted on October 20, 2024 by onethumbpoetry

3 years 181 days A long time missing you At Golden GardensThe wind whipssurges, stretching the boat sailswindsurfers flying, hurling northwardexuberant, filled with unrestrained joy The water is cold in the soundtoo coldMy feet, my ankles, my whole beingwould object … Continue reading →

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Calculus

Posted on November 7, 2021 by onethumbpoetry

169 days feeling like 169 lifetimes of missing you10,394 days, far too short a time to love you10,222 more days aheadto regret that I could not save youMy sweet childYour French Horn, your music, your poetryyour voice messages, photographs, your … Continue reading →

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Missing

Posted on May 23, 2021 by onethumbpoetry

I will not sleep tonightInstead I keep a vigilWaiting for him to come homeWaiting to tear up the missing persons reportMy son has gone missingVanishedTaking only his wetsuit, backpackNo phone, no ID, no food, no cashI filed the police reportThen … Continue reading →

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