No need for ribbons to wrap your gift this year.
-
Once you wished for toys
then boys
now the noise
of my voice
removed
will prove
my love.
In my head
instead
I tell you aloud
how proud
of you I feel
it's unreal
that these words
won't be heard.
It's too late?
will you hate
(or scorn?)
forever she that had borne
you
and still mourns
you
though I've sworn
to
Stop. Full stop.
Distance and silence seem an easy gift
but the rift
cut adrift
unmoored
while I hoard
memories stored
back to the start
when you were a part
of my heart
now worlds apart
on the shore
how I adore
you from afar
love and words fill the reservoir
of my heart
awaiting fate in the abattoir
to be torn apart
and used to wrap your gift of silence.
About the Creator
Judey Kalchik
It's my time to find and use my voice.
Poetry, short stories, memories, and a lot of things I think and wish I'd known a long time ago.
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Comments (13)
So very poignant x Hugs to the best badass we know 💜
This is heartbreak in verse, raw, aching, and beautifully written.
Gosh this was so heartwrenching! The AI fraud that stole your title, I've reported them too
Beautifully raw emotion. Sending hugs from north of the border. 🤗
A poem with so much depth it reads like a story. I see the transfer of time throughout this and it makes me wonder.
This created such a heartfelt stilling moment for me, Judey! 💚
Please note that this new 'creator' has (in just 10 minutes time!) 1) left a comment on this poem (I received notification of this) 2) deleted the comment 3) used the title for their own 'poem', which is not actually a poem. I don't know what this is called, but I don't like this, and have left a comment on their work. https://shopping-feedback.today/poets/no-need-for-ribbons-i5187e0dgp%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
I story poem that makes one think of the past and the present to live and cope in the future for me. Good job.
JK, this is fantastic!
Hoping this is a metaphor, if not hugs and lots of love.
I love your story in poetry!❤️
Vicious words of loss , and your poem looks like a blade
sweet judey, this broke my heart. honest and full of love. 💙 thank you for sharing