The Whirlwind Review
Issue 1

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Carol Ellis

Only a Few Words Away from Nothing

Early, morning comes into my life,
Light and quiet.
Then a few birds whisper,
whisper over coffee,
The coffee I drink so I can say a few words
To no one but myself.
I will not sing any of the gone songs.
Those still around sing to themselves.
Tell me what I used to do, remind me.
Even a rock has more meaning.
I throw it at you
Who has become a fence around my heart
And nothing more.

Now it is afternoon.
Now it is evening.
Night is here.
Now I am done
Thinking about you.

At the end
I no longer am enough
To think.

These are the words
That save me.

Go to the poem.

Save this life
Only a few words
Away from nothing.

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