White Delirium

by Ethel Mortenson Davis

Oh,
how the white delirium
has set in me.

Memories ache in my throat.
Sweetness stains my mouth.

I cannot forget
your unfamiliar eyes
that cried out to me,

the end of us!

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  1. caddoveil's avatar Caddo Veil

    So succinctly & piercingly put–I am painfully familiar. Excellent.

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