Thursday, 24 September 2020

An Invitation

 

Languishing
Forlorn
In the 
Wilderness
Imprisoned
By 
Impenetrable walls
Of
Betrayal
Abandonment
Contempt
Terror
Denial
Held fast
By
An alibi
Of
An outward
 Orchestration
Judgment
Conviction
Sentence
Pronounced
No 
Provision
For 
Appeal

Dare
Thee 
Then
Consider
The time
Remaining?

Minutes
Hours
Days
Weeks
Months
Years?

When 
Might
You 
See fit
To
Offer
The embrace
Of
Hearth & home
To 
All 
Of You?
Not 
Just
Your
Sunday best

Swing open
The doors
Unclasp
The shutters
Proclaim
Amnesty 
Homecoming
Reunification

Deliver 
A
Shoutout
To 
The hinterland
and 
Abyss
Renounce
The 
Exile

Quench
The longing
For 
The
Irreplaceable
Embrace
For 
Your
Entirety

Entirely


R. O'Neill (September 24, 2020)


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