Taken
Her pink lace nighties littered
the floor, strewn by hands
that touched all of her
treasures, gone missing
when she closed the door
I turned a drawer upright
avoided the splinter as it slid
in the tracks, a single drop
splattered on the wood
shelf, when she said
I wasn’t going to cry
— LW Lindquist
All poems, art, and photos are public domain, creative commons, or used by permission of author or publisher. Photo by Mo Riza, via Flickr. |
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