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In Remembering Solace

The feel of the vehicle, bitter from the night

Blue light on the dash

Whirring of gears as the glass rolls

Eight air fresheners hang loose from the mirror

Holding on to your memory

 

Grabbing for the pack of death

And lighting another nail in the coffin

reticence clawing at his ears

The memory of your mirth fueling the fire

Indigestion strikes like a knife to the side

Held by your slender hand

 

The laughter shared obsesses the heart

Beating with such vigor and plight

Mind tripping on compromised pasts

Tender is the ghoul from the nail

Circling his head like a noose

Bound by your memory

 

In remembering solace

To ease his concern

Taking comfort in his rusted cage

Seat embracing him

Upholstered in stained fabric

Shedding light on shadowed nights of old

 

His memory of you fades

No longer lancinating

No longer choking

In taking solace in the void that has become your memory

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Written by
jimmy-karnidge
Canadian
Published
Dec 5, 2014
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An old one, written during a darker time.

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