Aureole
written by: Ricky Hawthorne
@searsjames
One day
Mortality walked in and sat
Beside me.
We chatted.
It seemed to know me well.
Then after a while it left, but
Occasionally comes back to see
How I’m doing.
I never asked it to
And I never miss it
MAY 2019 AUTHOR OF THE MONTH at Spillwords.com
Short listed for the Bridport Poetry Prize 2015
Graduate of Warwick University
Triple honors in Literature, Theater and Film
Graduate of Warwick University
Triple honors in Literature, Theater and Film
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