Already Vanished

 

Vanished

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and he saw them leaving
and he opened his mouth in farewell
but only dust escaped

and broken dreams

and a spoiled promise
from long ago
left too long on the shelf

so he raised his hand
to gesture a wave
but he was rigid
and could not

and they did not hear him
and they did not see him

for he had already vanished

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rob kistner © 2011

• linked at Magpie Tales

19 thoughts on “Already Vanished”

  1. Only you could take us to the
    precipice, a dark place, a place
    of regret, and still weave in
    threads of light, of spirituality,
    as a man make his moment of
    transition, exiting pain and
    embracing what comes next.
    Love the lines:
    /he opened his mouth in farewell/
    but only dust escaped/and broken
    dreams/.

  2. heavy rob…unable to say good bye is a feeling i have def felt before…and he will remember that scene well beyond the vanishing…

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