Unexpected Flight to Eternity by Sharon Alsop  

        

the silence stabs me
and i bleed tears of emptiness
that chokes me with memories

your unexpected flight into eternity
has left me strangling on your smells
like fingerprints left upon all objects

and the cold inside me is bitter
your desertion on this journey alone
that leaves me gasping on my tears

and i gaze toward the empty window
and imagine i see the light of your reflection
but only emptiness greets my eyes

the accident that drowned our love
leaves only an empty shell of longing
and the silence stabs me

Copyright © 2001 by Sharon Alsop.

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