Cordelia
The thread’s broken
I no longer remember
What it felt like
When I felt it so intensely
As alone & wretched
As I ever have
3 nights before he died
Just him & me
As it had been for years
Eventually the cavalry arrived
& I was back
To my role
As the youngest
But now even that’s gone
I feel numb
Still again when his ashes
Are scattered
It’ll just be me & him.
Published & Copyright Malachi Doyle 2024.
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