3AM

a sudden chill –
         i own nothing.
not even this love
or sweat
or all the piles of regret
i accumulate
or the quiet dust
i lay with
or the way we framed
our bedroom.

i take nothing with me
save this
one last thought  –
your shadow leaving
is a distortion
of its former self.

Published by presssendpoetry

Author and editor for Press Send Poetry. Marketing for Barcoding, Inc. #Baltimore #Poet

4 Comments

  1. Matt D says:
    February 18, 2013 at 1:20 am

    Reverberating truth, that's for sure!

    Reply
  2. Matt D says:
    February 18, 2013 at 1:20 am

    Reverberating truth, that's for sure!

    Reply
  3. Jody Costa says:
    February 18, 2013 at 4:15 am

    Thank u Matt!

    Reply
  4. Jody Costa says:
    February 18, 2013 at 4:15 am

    Thank u Matt!

    Reply

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