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Gone

Silence Acrostic

By Andrew C McDonaldPublished about a year ago 1 min read
Gone
Photo by DEAD GOOD LEGACIES on Unsplash

Silently sobbing

Inside bereft

Lonley, forlorn

Everywhere ... nothing

Nothing to cling to, to hold

Coffin just sits there

Encompassing all of existence

Acrostic

About the Creator

Andrew C McDonald

Andrew McDonald was a 911 dispatcher for 30 yrs with a B.S. in Math (1985). He served as an Army officer 1985 to 1992, honorably exiting a captain.

https://www.amazon.com/Killing-Keys-Andrew-C-McDonald-ebook/dp/B07VM843XL?ref_=ast_author_dp

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  • Grz Colmabout a year ago

    Nicely done Andrew. 😔..loved the last 2 lines particularly.. but also the spirit is everywhere too. ☺️

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