Today we are bringing you another a Call and Response from Christine/Brave and Reckless and Chuck/The Reluctant Poet.
i am a faded, tattered
valentine
pinned to a dusty bulletin board
a thumb tack
piercing my heart
partially covered by
photographs of smiling new faces
and perky motivational sayings
only bits and pieces of me
still visible in the montage
the sentiments I carried
that you once treasured
enough to put me here
with loving hands
in a place of honor
now forgotten
why do you leave me here
hanging alone?
© 2017 Christine Elizabeth Ray – All rights Reserved
Christine, you have so many wonderful poems that I love but listening to your voice and words in this poem, again, makes me root for it to be in your top 20! Loved this so much and even more because your words inspired my heart to write from this wonderful seed of inspiration. Bellissimo, Christine, Bellissimo!!
Chuck
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