Again As Before

struck dumb
when again as before
layers of me revealed
after nearly a year of silence
numb & withdrawn
no energy remains to heal

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Goodbye

without a note
i attempt a last goodbye
that fails
the one who took the pills
sad to live
me reaching for your hand

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Collage

Tanka Poets On Site

pieces of my life
held by pieces of me
until puzzle filled in
some edge & middle still missing
wholeness an illusion

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Lost

healed since last May
or so i thought
a part of me intent on my death
took over unexpectedly
an overdose against my will
fortunately okay
back to therapy
to fix my mind…again

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Masks

Tanka Poets On Site
(Illusion)

parade of masks
waltzing past the mirror
the known and unknowns
of my being
before i was whole

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