Just in Case
written by: Emalisa Rose
Dispersed, mid-air
random as rain
the songbirds debate upon
taking the red eye to
somewhere and nowhere
concurrently. And it’s nearly
November. The leaves took
hiatus, with barely a glance
or a “thank you” for the hostess
who held them.
And you, in the riddle of
some place, with me
growing flighty, in the folly of
when, where and why, though
I knew you were leaving
but it bleeds through my bones
as its brine stings my belly
because you’re a dirtbag
and didn’t say where….
(just in case I get lonely)
When not writing poetry, Emalisa Rose enjoys crafting with macrame and drawing with charcoals. She walks with a birding group on weekends. She volunteers in animal rescue, processing cat/dog adoptions at a local shelter. Her latest work is "Ten random wrens," pubished by Maverick Duck Press.
Latest posts by Emalisa Rose (see all)
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