Bertrande de Rols

A poem for SundayMillennium Images / GalleryStockAugust 27, 2023, 8 AM ETIt’s not that he scared me, exactly, just that he didn’t see me, back then. There were ghosts in the marriage and I learned to keep my distance. When he went, I left the windows open for weeks. I left the windows open and I was alone, keeping my own counsel, and company, the child, yes, but all grew toward a kind of freedom, there were the gardens, yes, and the animals,... + full article