I don't think I'll ever get accustomed
to seeing your lifeless corpse
every nerve screams for me
to shake that frail frame
For a moment
I let myself
envision your eyes opening
and smiling up at me
but they remain closed
and all I can do is watch
myself fall to pieces.
Esther L. Krenzin
Roguesong
May 28, 2019
May 28, 2019 at 4:42 PM UTC
I don't think I'll ever get accustomed
to seeing your lifeless corpse
every nerve screams for me
to shake that frail frame
For a moment
I let myself
envision your eyes opening
and smiling up at me
but they remain closed
and all I can do is watch
myself fall to pieces.
Esther L. Krenzin
Roguesong
For my great-grandmother.
