Balance, once forthcoming
unsteady-
Now heavy feet wobble
in the wake of fleeting certainty
Leafy determination
crunched and battered-
Sifting about, once a wonder
dried, victim of Winter
Cracked, withered concrete
foundation chipped away-
Paint rolled over in submission
having past years to pay
Stone left to shame
smothered by the vandals-
Cruelty primped and perfected
pitying eyes serving no justice
Free fall, bound by distrust
unprecedented in the past-
Loosely sleeved history repeats
snuffing this connection all at once
My family has never been a close one. Slowly, we disappear from each other's lives.
Gone- forgetting us, along with our past.
