ekphrasis
lost
three times lost
lost in rebuilding vanity
lost in hidden storage
lost in what passes for life
reaching for impossible security
denied
torn by
inaccessible expectation neglected abandonment
starving consumption encaged
watched by uncaring eyes judging
always wanting
never allowed
holding demanding love
so easily torn
away
in this city
8th January 2016, Squiffy Gnu 2016 week 2, prompt: ekphrasis
