The Forest of Pain
A wooded site,
once begun with a distinctive
aesthetic
of beauty and splendor.
Within this forest,
who made the first heartbreak?
Bringing forth
all kinds and degrees
of crying conditions,
Forming
logs into shapes
smoothly surfaced by tears.
Viewed from any angle,
a design now degraded.
A relentless struggle fought.
It’s hard to discreetly walk out.
And the hills and groves
offer no aid
against demons and heartaches left
among the trees.
Linda Imbler
Linda Imbler is the author of seven paperback poetry collections
and four e-book collections (Soma Publishing. This writer lives in Wichita,
Kansas with her husband, Mike the Luthier, several quite intelligent saltwater
fish, and an ever-growing family of gorgeous guitars. Her new poetry
collection “Twelvemonth” will be published soon.Learn more at lindaspoetryblog.blogspot.com