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Impotence in Loss #poetry #photography

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fountain

I can’t catch the tears

cascading down your face

nor stem emotion’s tide

rushing as if in a race

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I can’t cradle you

as in quiet you groan

nor ease the suffering

that comes when you’re alone

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I can’t be where I’d like to be

holding back the sorrow

the life that will no longer be

knowing he wont be there tomorrow

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But know if I could

I’d place my finger in the crack

that will never seal

 part of you never quite on track

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I will say a prayer

love you and yours more

spill my own tears

cast rose petals on the shore

fountain of tears

Have you suffered loss?

then you know there is that place

that is always a bit raw

a tear that escapes

a heart that skips a beat

My dearest friend lost her father today.

This man was a father to many more than…

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About The Owl Lady

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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