WHERE ONCE A HEART

Betrayed by love, she crams her mind with his final word, tossed seconds before the closing of the door.  Inside, where once she thrived, where once a heart leaped for joy, now reign only silence and darkness.  There is nothing left to give.

The turning of a doorknob, the way he averted his eyes like a man concealing shame, the curl of his lip, then that “Goodbye” signaling the start of loneliness and the incurable dread of living unloved.

She sits now at the window, auburn hair disheveled, her life in ruins.  Out there, circling high above a dying world, love flaps dark wings.

                                                  #

Reviews

[Ovi-Odiete]

What an ending....
Alone, so alone. .
I love your ink.

[Barbara Walker]

The dark wings are the dead love, flying in the air, with,no place to land, now that they are apart. Sad poem.

[Tovli]

great prose Sal. I am happy you made it back to WC. Hopefully it will treat you kinder in the new year! sorry to be so long in stopping by with a comment. tovli

[Helen Crutchett]

You have made the very best usage of the 'ten'. Well penned with absolute flair. Flowing and descriptive and a nice little story to boot! Thanks for submitting this lovely poem to the contest!

[angelina neves]

sad... and wonderful done, as always!

[Shante Payne]

This is amazing, so much is said with so few words and your lines reek of resentment and pain...I know exactly where this woman is coming from. Your entry is so much better than mine...Great write!

[just is]

I could feel the sadness in this, i like the descriptiveness in this.