she finger-writes
those three words on my chest . . .
the sting
of the promise
my ex failed to keep
Atlas Poetica, 24, 2016
Poetic Musings: Mother and Ocean Haiku by Kobayashi Issa
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mother I never knew,
each time I see the ocean,
each time --
*The Essential Haiku*, 1995
Kobayashi Issa
Commentary: L1 establishes both the emotional atm...
