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Gary Gently


05.19.15 Posted in today's words by

Bobbie Troy’s most recent poem to appear here was Little Girl (April 2015).

Gary Gently
By Bobbie Troy

sketch me a sketch
in French (if you please)
a delicate picture
of being and nothingness

forces of survival
and suicide
balancing you
on the edge
of the abyss
facing demons
known
and unknown

from this world
go, if you must
but go gently

 



3 Responses to “Gary Gently”

  1. KC Bosch says:

    Very powerful.

  2. Char james says:

    Hi Bobbie,
    Liked poem a lot. Remember me, Touchstone Studio, Amissville, I’ve had some published on Vox and would like to share ideas on other ways to get poems out there. Hope to hear from you soon. Cheers, char James Duguid

  3. Sarah says:

    How beautiful, surprising, and haunting. Well done!

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