Gone but Not Forgotten
On leaving
you playfully punched
my left
shoulder.
The sensation
remains
But your
voice fades
The sensation
remains
But your
image fades
I
short of breath
tremble
I think
you’ve
cracked
a
rib.
Maud Sulter
On leaving
you playfully punched
my left
shoulder.
The sensation
remains
But your
voice fades
The sensation
remains
But your
image fades
I
short of breath
tremble
I think
you’ve
cracked
a
rib.
Reproduced with the permission of The Estate of Maud Sulter, © 2017.
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