You Did Not Merely Die, but You Were Murdered

August 22, 2019

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I was away from August 7^th to August 19^th, so for this theme the poems have been divided as follows: The first two poems appeared on August 5^th and 6^th; the last five poems will appear from August 21^st through August 25^th. The theme for this divided week is social issues

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A poem about the emotional aftermath of murder:

You did not merely die, but you were murdered,

And so my anger magnifies my grief.

Love and hate are clean and filthy water

Spilling through my veins like hell unleashed.

I would but mourn, but vengeance clouds my sorrow;

I would but kill, but love finds there no peace;

I would but weep, but weeping is a river

That flows with vast intention to the sea.

I must, I must confess that I have lost you,

And find a place to plant my plucked-out love,

And look to justice, not revenge, to free you

To dance again with joy where you still live.

© by Nicholas Gordon

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This week’s theme: Social Issues

8/5: Bullies Like to Pulverize Their Pain

8/6: Cheating Is a Crime Against Oneself

8/21: More Pain Cannot Be Wrung from Those Who Wait

8/22: You Did Not Merely Die, but You Were Murdered