nonet
The fading feels like a forgetting.
My eyes remembered to open.
There was coffee, a shower,
real clothes, phone, bag, and keys.
But, the passenger
seat is empty,
blank space where
you should
be.
8 thoughts on "nonet"
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Beautiful piece. You capture the bleakness of a new (and unwanted) landscape with gravity. Thank you for sharing this. “real clothes” hit particularly hard
Thank you, Leah. I hesitated on real clothes but figured iykyk; I’m sorry you knew.
The ending stings with sadness.
Strong connection between form and content here. Well done.
Oh – this is so well done, the content so closely tied to the form. Thank you for sharing it today.
Poignant in the few, well-chosen words, and tied–as Nancy says–to the form.
Sue – the first line is so lovely! The nonet form works well to reinforce the fading, and I love that the last word is “be.” It allows space for that person to always be with you.
This is so excellently written. I feel the weight of the words chosen and they carry the story with great impact. Thank you