A Sure Sign of His Passing
Though still warm
to the touch
it was abundantly
clear to all
those assembled
that he was
no longer there ..
But not yet
too far away either
as some
of them feared ..
And by all accounts
he could
still draw a crowd ..
But the house
they once shared
on the other hand
though ..
Was already cold
and so
empty and bare ..
A sure sign
of his passing ..
Strange as it may
seem tho,
no one really cared ..
- Author: Neville ( Offline)
- Published: January 10th, 2023 03:33
- Category: Unclassified
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Comments5
Good write Neville.
I'm often 'not there' even though I'm alive. Am I alive? Hmm, I was last time I saw myself in the mirror! lol.
I dunno .. but I do know you really should try to get a life Mr. O 🙂
To have passed and no body cared or grieved must surely be the result of being feared -- -- he was better off the scene methinks mon ami.
kinda sad tho ........... maybe .. x
This happens to some people, they become so unliked that they virtually disappear form the world.
Andy
I have known one or two in my time .. cheers Andy
A "cold," "empty and bare," home "a sure sign of his passing" - these lines
indicate to me that he "passed" a long time ago. No longer recognizable as human. A most unfortunate and unhappy person, despised by all who knew him. Makes one wonder why. What destroyed this creature? What events in his life brought him to this miserable end? No sympathy though, we are all tested disproportionately, and some do not survive. - Phil A.
My word sir, it is so blooming good to have you back here too ......... late tho' it may well be .. I wish you a most contentful & elsewise satisfying 2023
reading these delicate words
as a window to society's callous indecencies
I couldn't help but be transported
to when first reading
the Funeral of the Elder Zosima
in 'The brothers karamazov'
(I have nothing more I can add
to either praise or acutely relate
how much I enjoyed reading this poem, Hyung
your poetic subtlety at its, most
intoxicating Best!)
I almost missed the words you kindly left here Mek .. bloody glad I didn't brother .. thank you again
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