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By: Nathaniel Terrell
JANUARY 2025 ISSUE
POETRY
Editor: Trevor Cunnington
Back in the day
you and I would often promise forever
Unfortunately, forever was a beautiful lie
Some bonds grow so deep
that they defy logic and odds
Some bonds through pressure
and circumstance become undone
There are also bonds that were shattered
and after their demise their memory
haunts in the name of love
Was it an obsession, deep connection
or do I truly love you?
It is an awful shame
that we haven’t corresponded in years
But life is life
and to my deep regret
our brief space in time ended long ago
Besides the meteorologists’ predictions
I don’t know much about tomorrow
All the magic in the world
can’t bring me back to yesterday
This very moment,
you dance in my thoughts
I smile as I enjoy the last seconds of a song
that we used to be so fond of
And I am perfectly fine
with being haunted by a beautiful lie
NATHANIEL TERRELL
Nathaniel Terrell is an author, poet, storyteller and artist. In 2021 he published a collection of poems, titled, Is there not a cause, through Atmosphere Press. Nathaniel also creates spoken word videos for his YouTube channel, X and Instagram pages. His work has also been published in Maudlin house, New Plains Review, Lifewriting.com, Oddball magazine, Pen to print project, The Blunt space and more.
For more information:
House of Grief
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