Maryline Roux

Just because … 

My dad decades ago...

It’s not your death anniversary

nor your birth day in Heaven.


I share your Presence

when I miss It the most.

The hole in my heart

is bigger and deeper

than the Grand Canyon.


I know you’re near though.

Yesterday I found  

a black feather; 

I love that you care 

from afar 

 

I can’t hear you 

the way I wished 

I could— 

Whispering in my ear 

sweet loving words; 

Feeling your embrace 

until it cuts my breath 

 

Those black and white photos take me back in time 

where we had each other 

where the promise of Love 

could be lived. 

 

I think you look like James Dean here— 

In your own way. 

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