Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Where is She? - Peter Cherches

     Where is she, I wondered, when she wasn't
there.  If she's not here she could be anywhere.  She
could be anywhere and not alone.
     I began to imagine the worst.  At every
imagining I thought I had imagined the worst, then I
imagined something even worse.  It got to the point
where my imaginings no longer included her.  I realized
that the worst did not encompass her.  As my imaginings
continued, as worst superseded worst, making the
preceding worst only worse, I began to forget her.  As
worst got worse, I forgot her more.  Things were getting
pretty bad, and I had almost forgotten her completely,
when she reappeared.

2 comments:

  1. Thanks for reprinting that. It will appear in my next book, Lift Your Right Arm, due out in March.

    http://liftyourrightarm.com/

    Peter Cherches

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    1. Thank you! It's an absolutely beautiful poem that is helping me overcome a rough time. I look forward to buying a copy of your book.

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