She Disappeared

photo by me: Deerfield Beach, FL - January 2010

            

 

 

She disappeared

     what seems like eons;

I miss her everyday.

     Carefree... flamboyant

      reckless and tortured.

She grasped for solitude.

 

She disappeared

     for who knows how long;

but time is running out.

     Each day grows shorter,

      and I’m no smarter.

I wait for her return.

 

She disappeared

     from body and soul;

for no apparent reason.

      She flew up...grew up

       and found her airway.

She left me in her wake.

 

She disappeared

      I wailed and puled;

hey wait, it’s me you flee.

       But the look of her pain

               and the shame in my heart

were really both the same.

 

She left

and disappeared from sight;

her name scrolled in the sand.

       She disappeared

                and won’t come home,

til carefree days are here.

 

 

 

 

     

Author's Note

copyright@ April 18, 2000
with some revisions: June 1, 2010

Reviews

[Becky C Strukamp]

Very touching and beautifully written poem. I loved it. It has very nice flow. Most excellent writing.!

[Ladysue]

this has such a beautiful feel and tone to it...very smooth..this was sad, but truly beautifully written with much soul...great work...

[Sukriti Suki]

Oh this is nice...lonely...waiting..forever..you paint a very nice picture with your words...just flows.

[Sunni Davis]

There's a sense of longing and sadness in this but also an understanding, a sense of acceptance. I enjoyed the images your words brought to mind. Nicely done, Allen!

[Geralyn Miller]

Intensity, strength and truth in a work of word art, great piece of writing.
Sometimes as we mature, we look back at some incident of our behavior that makes us cringe; a sign of wisdom gained.

[Tate Morgan]

She disappeared

I wailed and puled;

hey wait, it’s me you flee.

But the look of her pain

and the shame in my heart

were really both the same.
I like this lyric best it rings with truth

[TJ]

Beautiful Allen. Perfect tone, and flow! Loved the repitition of your main line which added strength.
Awesome all around

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

a delicate press of memories~ beautiful aura drawn in soft melancholy cadence~

[?]

Allen,
This has moved me, moved my heart. Very beautiful