No Goodbye
Twisted metal and
shattered bones
their cruel
announcement.
How had they
the heart to leave
such heaviness
at my door?
How to lift it?
Where to lay it down?
I call and call
to hear
you tell me
you’ll get back to me
as soon as possible.
©2014 by Vincent O’Connor. All rights reserved.
First published in Talking Stick 23
Photo by Ilia Bordiugov
Twisted metal and
shattered bones
their cruel
announcement.
How had they
the heart to leave
such heaviness
at my door?
How to lift it?
Where to lay it down?
I call and call
to hear
you tell me
you’ll get back to me
as soon as possible.
©2014 by Vincent O’Connor. All rights reserved.
First published in Talking Stick 23
Photo by Ilia Bordiugov
