1041: The Everlasting Staircase

[exceptindreams]

"The Everlasting Staircase"
Jeffrey McDaniel

When the call came, saying twenty-four hours to live,
my first thought was: can't she postpone her exit

from this planet for a week? I've got places to do,
people to be. Then grief hit between the ribs,

said disappear or reappear more fully. so I boarded

Comments

[cutloosemcgoose]

"I hate when people ask if she even knew I was there.

The point is I knew, holding the one-sided
conversation of her hand. "

Beautiful lines.

[bubblingbeebles]

i try to feel like this sometimes when needing comfort.

[whetstone]

mcdaniel has to be my favorite poet.

[sometimestreets]

I love Jeffrey McDaniel. Haven't read this one before, thank you for posting.

[r0knr0ll]

this was beautiful.

[simonejester]

This was just right.