Sunday, December 22, 2013

broken

broken



broken

words are not things
like rocks and ships
that mean hard
or we sail at dawn

goodbye doesn't end
with saying
as though thought
could set the tides

we grow roots
into each other

where wither that
when dreams awake
alone across the rolling days

fine edged speech
does not mend the ache
within a clumsy heart
that dies by just that much


1 comment:

  1. Edward, I so love your poetry, and listening to you read, the subtlety of naunce and flavour that only the author of a piece can ever capture and employ, add immeasurably to my enjoyment.

    Beccy.

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