Lines of Grief

Lines of Grief 

My word processor does not understand poetry –

It just processes –

Green lines and red lines

Striving to auto correct
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.

                                                  ~ CK

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Photo by Giulio Giacconi (Getty Images)

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