An Abandoned Neighbor

a friend abandoned by her family after a breakdown.

An Abandoned Neighbor

Some days you believe I am a savior
You blaze at my table with the desire
to know why you must suffer.
You wonder what you have done to deserve
the desertion of your family.
You believe you are a wheel made of bone
and irregular turns.
The visions behind your ribcage are outdated
and lacking in direction.
You accomodate yourself to a species
and discover yourself ambushed by lonliness.
My cells trip over themselves in listening.
My hearing is held in bondage.
Each day I feel your heart crash
in a blaze of wreckage.
I stroke you with words.
Several miles away, the ambulance,
is stalled in traffic.

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[Emily B]

I wandered in late, as usual, to find Ed playing with all the pretty little words. See, this one shines with the brightest light. This one, is heavy like creek rock. I guess maybe, we should gather them up and bring them home. . . eventually.

Who is left when all is lost and we find ourselves alone?

[Ed Hart]

"Oh, let's see, what's under this rock? Oh, here's a poem! Oh, look, there's another! Hmmm, there's all these poems laying around. I wonder why no one else sees them. I guess I''ll just take you guys home and sit by my window and take care of you little fellows..."