Excellent Thoughts on the death of an Ex What You Left Behind by NaidaLavon Free Verse Poetry Contest contest entry

What You Left Behind Your call took me by surprise Some 20 years after our divorce, And Five months before the brain tumor Ended your life After the divorce  The tears of regret eventually disappeared And gave over to confused wonder,  Why It takes so long To understand what pride denies, To know how the power in vulnerability Can can be stronger than ego From between the lines The words we didn’t know How to say back then Emerged like a salve Gently massaging the scars Both of us mistakenly thought were forgotten. ~Naida Lavon

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