Rearview Mirror
A Monsters Defeat
I needed. I begged. I pleaded.
I asked. I tried.
You lied. I wondered, why?
I knew. I accepted. I grew.
I cried. I hoped. I learned.
I ran. I breathed. I burned.
I had faith in my own abilities.
You left. I thought, OK, bye.
I finally saw what I couldn’t see.
I opened. I got in. I believed, I could start again.
I buckled. I adjusted.
I became accustomed
to an empty passenger seat.
I packed; I drove. My things of old, stacked in the trunk.
In the rearview mirror, you shrunk.
As you disappeared into the horizon.
I came. I saw. I conquered.
I defeated, my monsters.
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Jeffrey Sparks
Adversity is kindling I choose to burn to keep my hands warm in winter ensuring my words will stretch beyond the years that turn my bones to dust.
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Comments (4)
Simple, straight outpouring of thoughts & emotions! Good one...
"I became accustomed/to an empty passenger seat." yessss
I like the simplicity of your literation, it was quite impactful, hitting the key point without needing to be in depth. Not easy to do. I’m inspired.
I think this cool. It’s nice. It’s fresh, however, I can’t feel you. Take me to the space you’re leaving and allow me to feel you becoming carefree. I want to feel the end of your sentence and the beginning of your new one! Good job though, tremendous potential in this piece.