unfinished poem – for ELLE, Miami
by Benjamin Hughes
Copyright © 2005
a poem left
shaped herself in life
formed by god and words
sleep takes over
now i am awake
because I see
your face
in the lines
i use letters to write
as they form your smile
your personality set in pages
hearing the news and
shedding the dense emotions
onto recycled sheets
i see you
in a phrase
from page
on the stage
behind mics and words
shadows cover your thin skin
afraid to let everyone see
because
sight can only unveil
so much pain
so much joy
until you have to just
come to terms
let go
let it all on the line
to many people are afraid to tell the truth
but you were not, poem
you were not afraid
your voice over phone lines
reciting
your heart
not everyone can hear the truth
listening stops when pain is felt
but i feel the pain
now...
still...
I am awake
as you fell
into
sleep
you are an unfinished poem
still finding
yourself
in eternity
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