That evening when the call
\ncame that broke the news
\nthat broke my heart
\nthe receding sun was a dark ball<\/p>\n
death in the house<\/p>\n
my heart sank
\nlike an undermined building<\/p>\n
mama gone?<\/p>\n
this isn’t just a death
\nit’s THE death<\/p>\n
and you said to me:<\/p>\n
Cry, it will make you calm
\nsuffer your tears to flow
\nthey’ll someday dry<\/p>\n
but no –
\nmy tears flow still
\nwhen, like a hollow gong,
\nthat voice rings in my head<\/p>\n
death in the house<\/p>\n
that evening
\nthe darkest evening
\nof my life<\/p>\n
is forever etched on
\nmy memory’s wall<\/p>\n
Line 21 borrowed from line 8 of Robert Frost’s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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