Jagged
With sunken eyes and shallow breath
she apologizes for the stacks of books
now smothered by cobwebs and dust.
Jagged edges of their broken lines
stab the heavy, oppressive air.
Like crumbling temple columns dotting earth,
they elicit thoughts of once-great civilizations
and challenge me to grasp
what forces caused them
and her to tumble.
Copyright 2023 by Joy Martin
Southern-born, Joy makes her home in New England’s Boston area, with memberships in the Newton Poetry Group and The Poetry Society of Virginia. She is also a member and on the board of The New England Poetry Club. Her poems explore the many facets of life, including her and broader humanity’s place and challenges within it
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