Tuesday, February 8, 2022

the orphanage

is it not too
an orphanage of sorts.
this center
for the aged,
but not
for the new,
but for those whose lives
are short.
left behind,
discarded, not picked
again
for a different life.
widowed too soon.
new love
never came or if it did,
it wasn't
love at all.
but a well played
game.

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