I Miss Poem by Charlotte Ballard

I Miss



I miss what
I did not miss
Before

A child, too grown
For oversized bears
Tucked under a
Breath sucked in

Years gone
Between a blink
And a promise of
Canned soup
Held here

Nothing stays
A promise
Broken or
Betrayed
It winks-here
And there
A firefly of
Crimped skin.

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A writing exercise pared with a glimpse of my daughter's photo on my bulletin board.
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