A Melody Silenced

January 2, 2024

Ignored

by my children

Especially

my daughter

Taken

for granted

Taking

up space

Living

unnoticed

My pain

front and center

Checking

off boxes

That never

erase

Knowing

she loves me

More

now than ever

My face

a reminder

Of greatness

long past

My voice

the last vestige

Of songs

sung together

A melody

silenced

When first

—became last

(The New Room: January, 2024)

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