And Lately

And lately, 
I seem 
seeded
in the same
old place,
lily tongued, 
so immensely 
in mourning, 
eloping 
with rage,
intensely 
cyclic, because 
I cannot 
eradicate 
every reminder
of what you did,
and there is
no long stemmed
justice waiting
at the other end.

Katherine Mercurio Gotthardt, copyright April 7, 2024, all rights reserved