Greenstick Fracture
October 15, 2017
my reaching arms
ache
as
if
they
were
a
callow
branch
bent
back
and
forth
until
frayed
but
not
broken
my reaching heart
aches
as
if
it
were
once
cupped
gently
in
warm
warm
hope
and
abruptly
dropped
to
the
cold
cold
linoleum
floor
and
forgotten
Still strong
Still beating
3 comments
I relate all too well to the second stanza.
ReplyDeleteI can't say that I'm unbroken, however. I'm rather badly broken.
Some favorite images: "callow branch" and then came "once
ReplyDeletecupped
gently
in
warm
hope..." Love this. Thank you. xoA
I too liked the imagery.
ReplyDeleteGlad you remain unbroken.
Thank you.