Empath

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

6 replies on “Empath”

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

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

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

Beautiful and moving, Frances. Such depth and grace.

Such a lovely image!

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