No chance Ella’s grey hair
ever can be covered with dye
nor love be found
at 52.
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Sometimes life challenges belief reality overwhelming faith or hope at least for a moment leaving only a taste of ashes. A fine poem exploring the underbelly of belief.
This is beautifully written, read itself down the page, so smooth. I loved the end 'until a ton of earth suffocates the pain' Wish i had written that! Kindest Regards Slim. x.
A sad tale...with an ending that tears away the veil of suffering. perhaps death is the answer to the problem of life...enlightenment a farce here on Earth, in these bodies.
the opening 4 lines are a fantastic intro. they seemed a bit different from your normal voice.
Kinda sounds like my life...(all the men seem to run away) ..lol, but I do hope at 52, I will not be submerged in so much loneliness. I see this character as a person who is just trying to have the life they had wanted, and life sucks the percentage of that opportunity each day. Very sad, but brings light in the happiness a simple gesture can bring.