I Tried

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I tried

to dress your wounds

with a piece of worn burlap

but the weave was rough

against your raw hurt

and the blood seeped through 

I tried

to fill your belly

from an empty bowl

but all I could offer

were apologies

so you left hungry

I tried

to calm your mind

with platitudes

but I could stop the storm from raging

with bromides

I had to stand in the downpour

to understand its fury

I tried
to warm you
with a burlap blanket 
but the fibers
let in the cold

I tried

to embrace you

but my arms have been bound

to my sides

so all I can give you

are wishes and prayers

But I tried

I really tried.

submitted for Imaginary Garden With Real Toads, A Word With Laurie, Burlap

Pondering Art

Jackson Pollock #5

submitted for Poets United, Thursday Think Tank #104, Jackson Pollock

and Imaginary Garden With Real Toads, A Word With Laurie-Demarcation

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