Quarantined Love
Cardboard spool
of empty toilet paper roll
where love quarantined
no more squares to give
Now forced together 24/7
warmth not shared between the sheets
unkempt bed mirrors lonely hearts
pain of love grown cold
Empty shelves
greedy impulses hoard
what love remains
packed neatly in dark cupboards
Blow gently upon cold ashes
embers still to nurse
tenderly fuel what's left
rebuild what's been neglected
Each breath whispers memories
of what we still have
stoke the fire with explosive tinder
add the dead bramble
Stroke her cheek
caress the tears
of what was lost
and now is found
Once again tangle
roots and limbs
embrace forgiveness
begin again
In season of quarantined love
connection grafted together
touching most
tender parts
Poem 20-123U
#highplainspoet, #westernebraskathougtsandlife, love, walls,
distance, connection, relationship, healing, hope, restoration, forgiveness
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