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weep for years
by Vikki Owensmy child sleeps now,
and forever sleeps,
and this vessel forever keeps
its mouth shut,
i cut my wrists
for years, instead
of letting tears for
what i never really had.
sterile rooms
and twilight sleep
did not erase the memories,
and the metallic sound
of the heartbeat,
silenced by me.
in the cradle of my pelvis
a potential is silenced as well,
in punishment,
i do not dwell for i have already grieved
and sealed the deal
to gather dust and collect the blood.
i have never spoke an audible word
about this,
but i have wept for all this time
silently.
03/09/2012 Posted on 03/09/2012
Copyright © 2025 Vikki Owens
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Alison McKenzie on 03/10/12 at 01:03 AM I have just recently considered the idea that there are things in life that we may never get over. In my life, too, this seems to be one of those kinds of choices made that can never be undone, that can never be resolved. I don't know. I'm hoping more time will offer a different solution. But you've expressed it here in words that have truly touched my heart. |
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