Monday, February 25, 2013

POETRY: 'The Void' by George Abraham

The Void
By George Abraham

There’s a void in me-
            Like a salty wave
               Reaching out to my feet
            But stopping inches away
               As I stand, intangible,
            And the shoreline whispers a
               Somber tale-
A void-
            Like glass cracked in subtlety
            Forming two fractures that will never
            Converge- their entire existence
            On a plane of their own, expanding
                        Forever
            Unpredictably in endless dimensions-
A void-
            A distance oceanic,
            A brilliance less than stellar;
            An unfulfilling ending to a masterpiece;
            A wanderer travelling in circles;
            A _____ of poetry missing a word;
For despite fortune’s fair and
______ steady, I live my life
with too many ______s to fill in
but not enough ______s to fill them in with;
            Will you do it?
            Will you fill them in?
Because I can’t quite put my finger on it-
Is it you, missing from my life?
Are you my void?
            Or is it more complex?
            The simplicity of impossibility?
            The dullness of vivacity?
            The tears of fire?
Or is it far simpler-
The hollow of a sphere?
The resonance of a voice?
The dissonance of an adolescent?

The unwritten last line of a poem?

Copyright 2013| George Abraham

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