ABOUT FACE

Her memory leaves

                 Him with a trace of hope

Of holding on day

                 to day. Pushing her away,

still the same as holding on

                   so tight that rocks split

under the weight of moonlight

                    or trees imposing

their will on the solitude

                   on a sky best left alone.    

Author's Notes/Comments: 

I wrote this poem that I should just save face when it comes to difficult situations. I have had my fair share this past year. I wrote this poem in August 2002.

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Ernest Bevans's picture

Splendid poem. I love the imagery of the moonlight
spliting the rocks under the weight of solitude.
Keep Writing - Keep the faith.