Love Poem: The 6:23
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Written by: Jane Allen

The 6:23

Phone in the pocket quietly sits,
Aching still where a vibrating
“good morning” used to be;

Half an hour of “I love yous”,
Filled now with silence and 
Willing, wanting and waiting.

An arm lain casually across a pocket,
Not feeling for the vibration,
Simply resting there. A lie.

Pulling into the station now,
Phone unmoved, unmoving,
The journey has reached its end.