Dante's Daughter

of a friend who died from drug addiction... addiction is a disease and not an immoral choice ... Sagtikos is a road on Long Island (SAG-ti-cose)

she’ll raise a toast to thoughts morose
her eyes were like kaleidoscopes
though lachrymose
five thousand miles an hour
story’s told while tearing down the Sagtikos
her mind entwined just like her hair
though comatose
in cobwebs of “love’s” gentle snare

Reviews

[vido.]

a short and bittersweet poem. easy to follow yet carry several layers of depth within it. great write.

[Frank F. Atanacio]

a quick read, yet poignant and delicately told.. I loved it