Verbal Ashes

dawn before pitch-black
hours of your heart
has cost us hydrogen
and helium, the stuff
of stars

settled into verbal ashes
tears of helplessness,
appeals to God and words
that bleed the most.

© Ben Ditmars 2016

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Photograph Courtesy of Jacqueline Smith.

Read her blog here.

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  2. Pingback: Verbal Ashes Via @benditty aka The Midnight Writer #poetry #photography | Purplerose123's Blog

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