a barrel of empty.

By Candy Cain

i remember my first time here and.

we were at a loss for words.

opened by an invisible hand.

no tangible thought occurred.

a quiet tongue salivated to reach.

where the heart had already sunk beneath.








they didn’t mind digging under it.




i didn’t think we could come to this.











excavating the vault, she wonders

if they can see the vacancy.

but just because the chest is empty.

doesn’t mean the space is free.






i lost what you came for. i hope you never come again.

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Published on Tuesday, September 7, 2021.     Filed under: "Poetry"

Author's Note:

take it, break it, remake it, just don’t fake it.
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