Susan Lacovara Poems

While pulling weeds from a leftover summer's garden
and pelted by enemies, Autumn' s acorns
I am dusted by the dirt I've disturbed
Detangling one season, from another
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For just a hint of the look back
at what my life used to be
That I might recognize
the face in the mirror
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Day divided, and now done,
The moon arose, replaced the sun
Put my tidied work to rest
Smiled at strangers, tried, at best...
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If you'd let your walls come down, then I could walk right in
To safely store your secrets, confess your every sin...

If you'd open up the latch, secures your steely gate
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Comes a knocking....
That tap-tap-tapping
upon my soul
You slither in
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When I was young, still smitten
With the carnival ride, everyday life
Paraded before my curious eyes
At the busiest intersections,
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Yesterday, I wore enough layers
to clothe a small village
braving January's bullying taunts
Breathe frozen, words whispered
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Leave the taunting chill behind
And collapse into a private corner
I'll draw circles in your palm
And trace your lips with laughter
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What is known
What's our' s alone
Within our hands to grasp
What remains
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I lost my heart to a man
of the ocean
Sunlit gold locks, fell in waves
such, the sea
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