Until the Universe Said No
by Linda Crate
there's this
big, heavy
empty
where you're
meant to be
in my heart,
but i am no
stranger to voids
my father left one
when he was absent
from my life and try
as my stepfather may
even after adopting
me that void remained;
i have so much love to give
whilst being absent
of love i'll never receive--
almost as if the universe
loves paradoxes and coincidences,
and i love surprises;
you were someone i never knew
i needed until the universe
told us both no.
big, heavy
empty
where you're
meant to be
in my heart,
but i am no
stranger to voids
my father left one
when he was absent
from my life and try
as my stepfather may
even after adopting
me that void remained;
i have so much love to give
whilst being absent
of love i'll never receive--
almost as if the universe
loves paradoxes and coincidences,
and i love surprises;
you were someone i never knew
i needed until the universe
told us both no.
Linda Crate's poetry, short stories, articles, and reviews have been published in a myriad of magazines both online and in print. She has eight published chapbooks and two micro-chapbooks. She is also the author of the novel Phoenix Tears (Czykmate Books, June 2018).