Challenge
what do you hear?
stop. right now. listen. and write.
Sounds
I hear the warm air
Lifting
Pushing down the cold
I hear the
Emptiness
Of South Street
On Sunday morning
I hear the
Quiet breath
Of my youngest
Slumbering soundly
I hear
The flood of tears
Behind my eyelids
I hear
My mind reprimanding me
For this folly
I hear my heart
Shattering
Section by section
I hear my heart
Shuttering
To weather the storm
I hear my fingers
Typing
The first of many
Heartbreak poems
Sure to come
Ah,
Now I hear
The tears dropping
Softly
Steadily
Onto my comforter
I hear my comforter
Calling me
To snuggle back in
And feel its warmth
I hear my heart
Crying out
"But he was my comforter!"
I hear my mind
Admonishing me
"Nevermore"
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