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Breath
February 3, 2014
You etched your spine
on galileo’s stars, pressed
your face to
stained-glass angels, sang
and your throat burned constellations
wept
and hoped nobody listened
Whispered your name
to countless ocean breaths, scarred
your initials
to my canvas, a blaze
of color and kisses and tears
I painted you
and I named it Grief
Breathe
and pray God will forgive,
wash the old names
from the blackened sand, laugh
as the flimsy constellations flicker
I’ll paint your portrait
and call it
Life.
© Amanda L., Cumberland, MD
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