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Poetry | March/April 2021

Empath

By Frances Boyle

my child's face 
                         peeled back
shares a creature’s pain
raw red sorrow


6 replies on “Empath”

Shirleysays:
March 22, 2021 at 8:38 pm

Simple. Beautiful. And simply beautiful. What mother hasn’t seen that face?

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Deborah-Anne Tunneysays:
March 23, 2021 at 1:49 pm

Very, very wonderful. Love this poem, its simplicity which covers its depth.

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Doris Fiszersays:
March 23, 2021 at 2:07 pm

I love the poem’s sparseness and depth of emotion. It says so much in so few words. Beautiful!

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Jean Van Loonsays:
March 23, 2021 at 2:39 pm

Beautiful and moving, Frances. Such depth and grace.

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Manishasays:
April 13, 2021 at 11:15 am

Such a lovely image!

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Laurie Koensgensays:
April 13, 2021 at 1:40 pm

Oh. My heart! So much truth and raw beauty in this poem.

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