ALONENESS

by Nancy

originally published
in the 2018 Conzine

His word

A new pattern of syllables

Could she anticipate
Then
A design so honorable

To hold himself apart

Spare others
His aspect

Aloneness

The favor of his absence
As gift

Later

When she’d learned his heart

She would believe
Celebrate
His compassion

And

Mourn
Her world’s loss

________

for H