Written this last Tuesday in August
Written With/For dVersePoets #OpenLinkNight
@dVersePoet

nothing prepares you for this day
scant feelings of rushed tears &
a sobbing soul

somehow you keep holding
them at bay ~
pushed back &
buttoned hole

secrets of diagnosis
pinned down with yet
another pair of hands

without regrets
not for any part of the day
a closing and watchful eye