SHORT POEM
TO FILL IN THE BLANKS
by Lynn White
My face was blank
an empty oval.
I wanted to fill it in
with eyes, nose, mouth
and a smile,
my smile.
But I can’t
it’s lost
eroded
out there in the blue
with all those shapes
torn
blank
featureless
as life
my life
as I try
to fill in the blanks.
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Lynn White lives in North Wales. Her work is influenced by issues of social justice and events, places and people she has known or imagined. She is especially interested in exploring the boundaries of dream, fantasy and reality. She has been nominated for Pushcarts, Best of the Net and a Rhysling Award.
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