Questioning the Suspect

by Christine Emmert

Image credit: Daniel Schludi on Unsplash

Why did I walk out that day

into the river that flowed

faster than my intentions?

Escape was in my body’s movement

while my mind had stopped

at remembrance of your face, your voice,

your tears which you would shed

when I was found

dressed in weeds

along the bank.

Don’t ask! There is no answer!

Just weep

As I had wept through years before.

Don’t walk by the river.

Don’t need to know the answer.

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Christine Emmert

Christine Emmert is a writer, actress, director and educator whose work has been read/performed in the USA, UK and Canada. Her latest prose is Dreaming of Storms which can be accessed on Amazon and other book sites She is currently working on a short piece entitled Albatross at Sunset.