The Missing
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without warning they were simply gone
we were left bewildered, to carry on
the entire family strangely disappeared
what happened here is truly very weird
they were taken in an instant long ago
to where, we will likely never know
midst this kitchen clutter, it abruptly ended
was life concluded, or just suspended
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rob kistner © 2019
Some evilgelicals will tell you they were raptured. People in 1890 will tell you they were Jews and the secret police snatched them. People in 1830 New Orleans will tell you they were free persons of color who were snatched to be sent up to cotton country in Arkansas. Many answers to your questions.
I think they were abducted by aliens Toni… 😉
A mystery indeed . . what a conundrum , , 🙂
We’ll likely never know the answer Eddie… 😉
It is a mystery indeed Rob. The kitchen is abandoned but appears to be left suddenly in the middle of cooking. You captured it wonderfully!
That was the vibe I was getting looking at the photo Carrie.
Aliens…fairies…I find that I tend toward the suspended/continuing in reading this. 🙂
Good answers Chrissa… 😉
One of my favorite shows “The Leftovers” ~~~~ your poetry reminds me of just how much I enjoyed the series. Thanks.
I am pleased you enjoyed this Helen… 🙂
I remember once visiting a ghost town in Northern Norway and how it seemed like people just had left in the middle of their breakfast… so very eerie
That was precisely my reaction to this photo Björn.
I love to watch videos and shows about abandoned places, so this really resonates with me. When a lot is left behind I always wonder, why did they leave in the midst of life here, and where did they go?
I share your curiosity regarding seemingly abruptly abandoned dwellings Shay. Why, where, when, who — all questions that rush forward for me.
I have spent a lifetime wondering about the lives of the inhabitants……and have lived in several fixer uppers. Smiles.
Stirs the imagination Sherry, and I find it entrancing to speculate.