Love Poem: Today I Learn To Be a Widow, Lesson 4
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Written by: Line Gauthier

Today I Learn To Be a Widow, Lesson 4

lesson four

nights will never be the same
it’s not easy to fall asleep
in a bed made for one
	
i received the body pillow
I ordered thinking…
i don’t know what i was thinking
thinking i’d at least try
to fill the void of you

day and night i talk to you 
hoping you’ll answer

you’re the unbearable absence
ever haunting the silence

and if i can’t have you
i’ll embrace the pain of you being gone

sleep the fickle friend it is
the precious gift indeed
when gently into the night it visits
with its soothing caress
and ever so lightly
drift in like a whisper
its merciful dreams 



Published in my 24-page photo/anthology book ~TODAY I LEARN TO BE A WIDOW~ 2020

AP: Honorable Mention 2020

Posted on December 3, 2020