Lament
why did you leave
why did you go
you went out
through the door
so silent
didn’t even slam it
where did you go
the house is so empty
the bed so big
why did you leave
why did you leave me
alone without you
why did you
where did you
go
empty and silent
lonely the house
such a big world
without you
so full of shadows
so full of woe
why did you leave me
why did you go
rogermoorepoet 
A lovely lyric to this, could be a song. There is so much trouble in the world, often beautifully-Expressed regret is all we have to help ourselves past the sorrow.
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Thanks Jane. I am still suffering over this. I won’t write more about it here.
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Poignant and touching…I feel the sadness.
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Thanks, Tanya. There’s a long story behind this one.
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A hard painful subject you did it justice
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Thank you. It was a difficult poem to write, for many reasons. I love the footprints on the chair: our local raccoon who appears and disappears without ever being heard. We know him from his absence.
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I suspected it was a difficult poem. I find those can be the best (if we get them right!) you got this one really right, if sad only because of how well you convey the loss
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This is excellent, simple but powerful Roger.
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Thank you. It was a difficult poem to write. I’ll e-mail you about it.
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Thank you Roger
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Why did you fall in love, why did you break my heart, why did you go away… away. ….
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That’s about it … so many questions … too few answers … and then the empty house … it feels so cold …
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But life has to go on…….
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It does … sometimes there are no answers to the questions … Princess Squiffy looks at me … I look at her … we are both silent … lots of questions … no answers … just nettle tea and kibble … the world is populated with survivors …
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Haha, Let the universe take care of us.
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