by Anne Mikusinski
Grief and loss
The melancholy twins
Travel together
Due to lack
Of other companions.
They tolerate
And
Complement each other
Often
Based on their joint impact
Of those they visit.
Frequently
They linger
Their hosts
Too deep in sadness
To ask for their departure.
Not yet, they say
Not yet.
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Anne Mikusinski has always been in love with words, whether they have been read or spoken aloud. She has been writing poems and short stories since she was seven years old. Her influences range from Dylan Thomas and Sylvia Plath to David Byrne and Nick Cave. She hopes that someday, her writing will be as much of an influence on someone as these writers have been on her.