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Eight of Cups

Stepping Into The Wild Unknown

By E. C. MiraPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
Eight of Cups
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Eight cups sit at eight empty places

Where we once dined, forks reflecting the fluorescents

It’s been so long; I hardly recall the faces

Dust has long since settled on the vases

Floral designs a picture of innocence

Eight cups sit at eight empty places

A time long past, that left no other traces

Youthful joy faded to indifference

It’s been so long; I hardly recall the faces

How quickly we fell from each others good graces

The once loved quirks that became a nuisance

Eight cups sit at eight empty places

The table stays quiet, no one to fill the spaces

No voices around color the air with dissonance

It’s been so long; I hardly recall the faces

The area around, quiet encases

what was there before, a silent ambivalence

Eight cups sit at eight empty places

Its been so long; I hardly recall the faces

Villanellesad poetry

About the Creator

E. C. Mira

I’m a poet at heart, always chasing the quiet moments and turning them into words. Most of what I write is poetry, but every now and then inspiration pulls me in new directions.

www.poetrybyecmira.com

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    Written by E. C. Mira