It's Still Life

Ten Steps of Grief

I am small.
Prodded by cactus.
Peeled down to my lily white.
Grief. Rocked and shut.
Mental doomscrolling.
Sleepless beyond recovery.
Eyes of black and white.
Light is a crime.
Winter’s coldest stones.
God marked her rose.

Inspired by a prompt at GoDogGo Cafe  on the topic of grief. The prompt required a haibun; I took it a different route. Image is The Mothers – Original Title: Die Mütter by Käthe Kollwitz, Date: 1922. Käthe Kollwitz was an anti-war artist.  ©Misky 2022 Shared with #amwriting on Twitter