Here Then Gone

The wilting leaves on the forest trees

Their limbs ruthlessly torn asunder,

Their life blood running down their trunk

What happened here, it makes you wonder.

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The wild animal decimated on the road

It was mindlessly going about its day,

Crossing the blackened highway

Hit my a car, it’s young now orphaned prey.

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The family pet lovingly put to sleep

Hopefully now at peace in a better space,

Allowed to pass with dignity

But an aching heart left in its place.

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A favourite haunt rife with memories

Is torn down to allow for something more,

Disappointment and loss of character

Because it was so much better before.

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The dimming of an otherwise glorious day

By that ominous dreaded telephone call,

A loved one disappears, is now no more

Or better still, no word or warning at all.

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All aspects of here one minute, gone the next

Moving from gloriously happy, to devastation,

Some isolated universal being somewhere

Is just trying to hold on in sheer desperation.

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