My word processor does not understand poetry –
It just processes –
Green lines and red lines
Striving to auto correct
By predetermined rules;
By predetermined rules;
Calling for clean black letters
On a pure white background.
Some people are like that.
Confronted with devastating news
They say,
“Give me some time to process that.”
Processing is not needed.
Only tears are needed –
And sometimes wailing,
Sometimes shouting.
Processing is dry as a bone.
Tears are wet with life.
Their lines of grief
The only authentic response.
Their lines of grief
The only authentic response.
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CK
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Great poem , Charles
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