The Night You Got the News
I saw you leave the house,
your head down, your face full
of tears. I saw you
wander lonely streets until
you found a ragged metal
wall full of rivets
up the center. I saw you
slice open your finger,
then another and
another until your blood
flowed as much as
your tears. I saw you draw
two hearts side by side and two
messages of L O V E like
a double gift Robert Indiana.
I saw you draw your
breath and smear one heart
with its message until
they were just a bloody Rorschach.
Then I saw you walk away
the night you got the news.
— Patrick Hammer, Jr.
Poem inspired by the image Messy Love
Poem copyright Patrick Hammer, Jr. and may not be used without the permission of the poet.
“Messy Love”
Robert P. Langdon
Photography
14” x 11”
Image copyright Robert P. Langdon. Image may not be used without the permission of the artist.
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