i won't be
chained to your
ghost
anymore
it's time to leave the melancholy behind
time to leave all these
wounds buried in the ground with you
i'll keep my hand on the hatchet
won't bury something
that could prove instrumental in freeing me
from all the walls that carry
the burden of your name.
Linda M. Crate's works have appeared in numerous journals both print and online. She has five published books of poetry, a micro-chap, and a novel titled Phoenix Tears (Czykmate Books, June 2018).
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