Relief
Because of who I became, I close the gaps
as a mother moon deep into the night,
expounder of emotion in a notice,
a female voice that mitigates the chill,
a child laughing courageously even in tears.
Grief is pain still waiting to be healed,
and I receive, take note of the complaint,
look for a phrase that directs suffering to relief,
explains what is real and imagined out of fear.
To the core I reach for the warm light.
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Submitted by ludy_b on January 02, 2024
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 426 |
Words | 88 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 10 |
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