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Burial Long-Postponed
by Maureen Glaudesix years later
she threw your picture
in the garbage
not to save herself
from questions
but because she didnt
need it any more
six years later
if the old dream happened
and she met you in the street
shed cross
to the other side
six years since
even knowing she'd had cancer
you never cared
to ask
six years later...
03/10/2004
Author's Note: it's spring cleaning time
Posted on 03/10/2004
Copyright © 2026 Maureen Glaude
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 03/10/04 at 05:49 PM Like the Recycle Bin on our computers, sometimes it's necessary to empty our own hard drives of certain artifacts and related memories in order for the system to run better. |
| Posted by Michele Schottelkorb on 03/12/04 at 10:28 AM give out that dustpan and utilize that trash can of history... this is a great piece, maureen... very cleansing and liberating without the slightest hint of fluffiness... blessings... |
| Posted by Ashok Sharda on 03/12/04 at 04:49 PM This is assertive. Turning somebody into simply a nobody, without any trace. |
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