Could I Find the King of Hearts? – Written Monday 20th January 2020

Could I Find the King of Hearts?

i looked at you as you lay there
you were making –
your way through deaths door
fumbling with the handle
having easily found the key
my life with you flashed before me
and i looked at you like a silent film
i examined your face –
the lines and the colours
that all those years must have traced
and then i shuffled my tears
like a well worn pack of cards
could i ever find the king of hearts?
i thought about our relationship
and its sections sometimes felt like shards
this was it, the final act in a final piece
knowing that we are never complete
you body, there in its final motions
and no available quick fix potion
i looked at you as you lay there
no machines and no need for charts
had we ever cared like we should
had i ever truly found the king of hearts




James Garratt – Monday 20th January 2020


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