“Without a Sound”

Posted on April 19th, 2008 by Kathy Dove in Poetry

No words spoken
eyes sprayed in wings of dust
distance between stars growing wider
The floor littered with signs of
ONE WAY
A reminder you’ve already left
No more than a painting
results of destructive strokes
my body radiates crimson
the blood you drew greedily
and blue, the memory of clear skies
we once touched together

On nights when the moon swells
and entices you to smile
I’ll dare [...]

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