Paper

Kora

The sun rises,
The birds return,
And I lie here,
Waiting for the
Next little pain.

Now I am made
Of thinnest paper,
Each new tear
Erasing the me
I used to love.

As predictable
As morning itself,
So much so, that
I almost don't feel it;
Until I do.


Am I the mother,
Or am I the child?
I no longer know.
There is but one thing
Of which I am certain;

You are the man
Who tears.

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  • sorenbarrett

    Uncertainty voiced in this poem with metaphor nicely expressed

  • mlaika :)

    love

  • RSM0812

    Very emotionally written. A worried and broken heart is only half a heart.



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