I have to fit Eddie into sixteen pages
twelve point font, double spaced
enough room for critiques and mistakes
How do I pack his spirit
inside black inked words,
inch and half borders?
How can I convey his essence
and what his departure from earth
left behind?
I'd have a better chance of
describing the ocean
to the blind
or the sound of bird's song
to the deaf
No words said could give him justice
and bring him back
take his lifeless ash
resurrect him
but I have to
I must spill him out from this pen
make him whole
dismiss the cold of death
so I can tell the world
"Even when their gone
you can still feel them
in your...your...
breath..."
Sep 14, 2014
Sep 14, 2014 at 4:38 AM UTC
I have to fit Eddie into sixteen pages
twelve point font, double spaced
enough room for critiques and mistakes
How do I pack his spirit
inside black inked words,
inch and half borders?
How can I convey his essence
and what his departure from earth
left behind?
I'd have a better chance of
describing the ocean
to the blind
or the sound of bird's song
to the deaf
No words said could give him justice
and bring him back
take his lifeless ash
resurrect him
but I have to
I must spill him out from this pen
make him whole
dismiss the cold of death
so I can tell the world
"Even when their gone
you can still feel them
in your...your...
breath..."
Daniel Magner 2014
When I read this aloud
I take a deep breath and let it out
as I say the last word
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