The Picture
Look at her
So happy and alive
Not knowing the child should be 3 months
The one she couldn't have
The only tether to life
Another child of 3
can't die yet
Must live by rote
Aching to be her once again
The picture falls from my hand
Published by Rissa Watkins
Rissa is a freelance writer whose first love is fiction. Her contest winning short story has been published in the book "Elements of the Soul", and she is currently working on her first novel. She is availab... View profile
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14 Comments
Post a CommentWell done. Hang in there.
How sad. I could feel the pain.
This was sad, yet beautiful, poem. Great!!
Sad and touching.
Love the rythm here, sad and good. Looking forwards to reading more of your work.
good poem. very powerful subject. (plus its always nice to come across someone on here who realizes poems don't have follow AABB end rhyme as if it were the law of god.) keep it up.
Love this. Short and sweet. Good job.
Wonderfully written.
So sad, but beautifully written. You capture the feeling, as I believe a poem should.
sad poem.