Today’s Poem
what will I
do once you are gone?
look after
the boys
and carry
on
respond to your
mail
answer your
phone
and
reassure folks I’m ok alone
once you are
gone I’ll get my mind set
put on a
brave face
and look
after our debt
take stock
of my memories
line up my
regrets
level my head
and try not to forget
what will I
do once you’ve gone away?
look ahead
to tomorrow
try to live
for today
try to fix
all the things that I couldn’t get right
try to keep
my chin up
and fight
the good fight
once you’re
no longer part of my routine
will I
become and bitter
and start
acting mean?
will I fade
to obscurity or withdraw altogether?
will I look
for solace
in the
face of another?
how will it
be when I am alone?
will there
be others near
I can
call on the phone?
will they listen
to me just to help keep me sane?
will they
care that I miss you?
when I start
to complain?
I can’t
say for sure what will happen to me
I know
that I’ll cry
and be a
sad sight to see
I fear
I’ll sink sadly deep into myself
and just
disappear
like everyone
else
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Antonio Ponce
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