Thank you for posting this!
change enveloped me
two decades have passed
I am not that girl
~~
You miss my laugh
in this telephone call
I am morphed by care
~~
Seven bullets in his back
in plain view of his children
all because his skin is black
~~
I’m an idiot, forgive me
said the man I love
it was someone else who ran away
~~~
Chrissie lives on the south coast of England and is much traveled. She writes articles, essays, and poetry, and is published by many publishers as well as appearing in quite a number of anthologies. Her latest collection, Caught By The Moon, is available from Amazon. You can read her other thoughts on her blog – Writer and psychologist. My health, a journey with two life threatening diseases

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