{"id":411,"date":"2023-03-17T16:28:37","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T16:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trove.aui.ma\/?p=411"},"modified":"2023-03-17T16:28:37","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T16:28:37","slug":"cyclical-grief-for-danielle-and-michael-festa-a-pantoum-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trove.aui.ma\/?p=411","title":{"rendered":"Cyclical Grief for Danielle and Michael Festa \u2013 A Pantoum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Where did you go when you stepped through that looking glass?<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Leaving only shards of your image, shattered remnants of the past.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Did you find what you were looking for when your soul took flight?<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Did you meet rest as your eyes closed one last night?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Leaving only shards of your image, shattered remnants of the past.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">A black hole formed, sucking light and breath, leaving only ash.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Did you meet rest as your eyes closed one last night?<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Leaving devastation and reoccurring grief my constant plight.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A black hole formed, sucking light and breath, leaving only ash.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">The beast of my soul screamed in protest from the whip lash.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Leaving devastation and reoccurring grief my constant plight.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">No chance at redemption for all the wisdom gained in hindsight.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The beast of my soul screamed in protest from the whip lash.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">I call to you to reclaim the guilt hung round my neck like a sash.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">No chance at redemption for all the wisdom gained in hindsight.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">The image of your face, just a flicker, makes my chest tight.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Where did you go when you stepped through that looking glass?<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Did you find what you were looking for when your soul took flight?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where did you go when you stepped through that looking glass? Leaving only shards of your image, shattered remnants of the past. Did you find what you were looking for when your soul took flight? 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