Soul

Live a ripe,raw,more relevant life.

I wish it were a knight mare of mescal

Mean menopause

But broken says it all                                                      

Sorrow stains tumble into the void around us

Her heart floats above the feather

Hollow deep wavy blue throaty emotional empty

Perspective embraces, we wish for

Mean menopause, a nightmare of mescal

Time defies logic and yours

Is not the only view

Of hell on the mountain

Drop the telescope and climb, climb the rope

Climb, three points contact, methodical, fluid, purpose

Reach down, form follows function

Function

She said, “thank you in advance”

She said, “Breathe with your soul”

She wrote, “forget me after I’m gone”

In two days she was going to be

A southern biscuit sopping up a plate

Full of Hawaii

Eight minutes ago, eight miles ago

Authentic alive an accolade of life

A funeral is like what should have been a five-month

Planned wedding

Compressed into four days

Boxed and compacted with only our vitals showing

Especially so when “how are you today sweetie?”

Is our twenty-five year old

Blonde worker bee

Pain shared is pain lessened

Courtney Marie Darnell died June 5^th at approximately 4:15pm

Six days shy of twenty-six

The afternoon “microburst” maps out pretty

Deliberate;

Just over a little rise headed south on highway 5 into Hot Springs, Arkansas

A tall pine falls straight across the road stopping a car in front of Courtney’s truck.

A tall pine falls straight behind Courtney’s truck, blocking retreat.

A tall pine falls at an angle taking out the cab and Courtney.

No skid marks.

A stout breath, thunder, and she’s gone,

L V C

                                

Author's Note

Know that somehow Courtney is more present,then ever before.

Reviews

[Horizon K.]

Eight moments later, eight moments earlier... If those moments could just be redrawn, retracted, relived... But life can never be and so we live on and share our pain like this, piercing heartfelt write of yours. And try to breathe. And try to feel them still there. This was chilling Lee. I'm so sorry for Courtney...

[Krithika Raghavan]

Thoughtful and penned superlatively... I cannot but appreciate your 'author's note'.

[WingsToFly]

This is a very beautiful writing.

[Cathy Wattam]

I'm practically speechless. Brave write, unacceptable loss.

[.......]

a painful read. so sorry for the loss

[KAOlmsted]

It is so often said, "We should not outlive our children..." and the reason it is so often said is because it is true. I cannot imagine anything worse than having to bury your child, and I am so terribly sorry for your loss.

The writing here is deep and sorrowful and visceral and I felt your pain with every word. Putting what happened to your beautiful Courtney in the smaller font slapped me so hard I saw stars. The author's note kissed it and made it all better.

Thank you for sharing this.

-kimmer

[quinfinn]

you bring pain to life with this piece and your expression is impactful and deep to a fault. sadness is a desperate emotion. you have given it full tribute. astounding.

[Michael G.]

No review... my sympathy and condolences. I have two, one older and one a few years younger. I can't imagine.

[chuna]

oh,,,I can't hold my breath in your work ,,,all I can say is that "IT'S AWESOME",,,

[Harley (arbiter)]

This was full of emotion from your heart. I've been down hw5. I enjoyed this a lot. Thanks for sharing

[lee von cleef]

she will smile and keep you on the road.