Thump, thump, thump

Thump, thump, thump

Goes the heart

Goes the mind,

Thump, thump, thump

Goes the knock on the door

Goes the hand of the clock-

A mystery unraveled

But better left unsolved-

Words poured from mouth

Unable to be taken back

Unable to change the course

Of events that brought us to

Heart hammering point.

A change not foreseen

An empty chair

An empty place

In mind and in eye,

An empty place

Where a hand once rested.

Eyes rest on bare seat

Blink, blink, blink

Silence descends

Tick, tick, tick

Of emotion.

Katrina Thornley is a Rhode Island based poet and novelist. Her poetry collections, Arcadians: Lullaby in Nature and Arcadians: Wooden Mystics are available on Amazon along with her debut novel "Kings of Millburrow".