Ode to Sylvia….

RohiniPoetry, Reflections, Uncategorized

where are you now

the house you clung to
    so proud of
         is
    gone

do you wonder
    wander

have you settled in
         to the job
   of learning kindness

so foreign so
     difficult
   for you

demanded from others
     exempt for you

committed to your story

as your house crumbled
     your strong will
         determined

to imagine yourself
         eternal      gorgeous

hold on you did

     even death defied

peace was boring love was weak

conflict pleasure
         fought for

applauded

o great teacher
       your house burned
         have you returned
to play

to learn your lessons

o Sylvia
       piece of work

you were the cautionary tale

      did you learn from you

   i did

so appreciative of the
    part you played so
                  well

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