Sadness...

Sadness

stands

perched

on my shoulder

waiting

for one of us

to move;

the bolder

of the two

I assume,

so, I listen

attentively

for the sound

of light footsteps

knowing

that when she leaves

I can

laugh a little,

live a little

for a while

until

I am too old

to whisper

her name.

Doug Claybourne - Copyright © 2012. Doug Claybourne All Rights Reserved.  For GGD, Friend #2 per Odysseas Elytis quote: "A real poet needs an audience of three. And since any poet worth his salt has two intelligent friends, one spends a lifetime searching for the third reader."