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MarkG
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since 2007-06-21
Posts 48
California USA

0 posted 2007-07-06 01:53 AM



loss


this cold empty house
the long abandoned halls
no more hearing your sweet voice
no long awaited calls

no familiar car you drove
in the driveway parked
no long arguments with you
as the neighbor’s dog barked

no fine cabernet to share
by low candlelight
no more making love with care
late into the night

no secret words or phrases
only best of friends know
no more staying out so late
with familiar places to go

no more warmth in the bed
for me to hold or to touch
no one here to tell I love you
or need you so much

no clothes left hung in the closet
or note left to be read
only emptiness here now
as I lay in our bed



© Copyright 2007 Mark Gammill - All Rights Reserved
serenity blaze
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since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738

1 posted 2007-07-06 02:34 AM


Houses...

once too small,

then too tall...

and the echoes are much maddening.




JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA
2 posted 2007-07-06 07:15 AM


Nice writing...I experienced this...and it was no fun...James
Drauntz
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since 2007-03-16
Posts 2905
Los Angeles California
3 posted 2007-07-06 07:22 AM


beautiful poem but very sad. very sad indeed.
Rick
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since 2001-06-21
Posts 2903
Victoria, Australia
4 posted 2007-07-06 08:28 AM


It sounds lonely Mark, a great write that held me to the end, feeling sad now (thanks), I think this is how many people live their lives, I hope yours will be filled with someone again and love. Thanks for sharing this. Have a great day.

Rick

Roniece Dawson-Bruce
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since 2000-01-29
Posts 5689
Sydney, Australia
5 posted 2007-07-06 08:32 AM


beautifully sad Mark - I'm sending you some hugs to make you smile

RDB

Be kind at heart....for everyone you meet has their own battle to fight.........

Dominique-Simone
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since 2005-11-12
Posts 643

6 posted 2007-07-06 10:24 AM


How beautifully sad. I understand your pain.
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