A Poet's Journey

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A Poet's Journey
A Poet's Journey
Lost Alone, Abandoned

Lost Alone, Abandoned

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Bob Metivier
Apr 04, 2022
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Lost Alone, Abandoned
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Syllabic Poem| The Culminating 30

Mother… abandoned — 7 in x 11 in watercolor pigment and colored pencil on paper. Moh’d Bilbeisi with permission


Lost
Alone
Left
Behind
For reasons
Unknown
Abandoned
Words unspoken
Unfinished
Caught in the rush
Of dark circumstance
Tearing apart
The cords of the heart
Breaking its tether loose
Drawn from rooted earth
That held us togethe…

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