“Supernatural” by Dawn Pisturino

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When you held my hand
your fingers felt limp and cold
like a corpse reaching out from its coffin.
When you called me dear
your voice sounded thin and hollow
distant and indistinct
like a shadow calling out from beyond the grave.
When you finally left me
you ruminated about the weather
record-breaking temperatures
hot autumn days
last-minute gardening
in that empty deadpan tone
and I knew I would never see you again.
Lying awake
in the dark recesses of the night,
I ponder these momentous events and wonder:
Were you ever really there—
or just a figment of my imagination?

Copyright © 2024 Dawn Pisturino
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Dawn Pisturino is a retired nurse in Arizona whose publishing credits include poems, limericks, short stories, and articles. Her poetry has appeared in several anthologies, most recently in Hidden in Childhood: A Poetry Anthology, Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women, and the 2023 Arizona Literary Magazine. She is a Mystery Writers of America and Arizona Authors Association member.

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