In a Poet's Eye

is the reflection
the image of a ghost
haunted by life
love-lorn romantic
the heart cut open
exposed
the flesh peeled away
in layers
words fall
drifting silently
the sad and bitter tears
of a lost embrace…

(Previously published in Bardo Burner, Jan 2000, no.12)

poem by Laurence Overmire
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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