Unravelling

‘It’s God’s plan’, they say,  As I quietly unravel, Wiping the tears discretely,  So as not to interrupt Their conversation.  I gather memories, images  Of children I never had Like star clusters Sparkling in the black void.  *** ‘It’s God’s plan’, they say,  As I sidestep the awkward question About ‘family’,  As I avoid the […]

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Farewell, My Furbaby

She sniffed at the edges of the carrier box, uncertain about stepping into the middle of the room with a stranger. She looked around and glanced at me, sitting cross-legged on the floor. I held my breath. Would she like me? Would I like her? Would this end horribly? Then, like a windfall, she stepped […]

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