Susan Lacovara Poems

I wear your words,
fresh from the laundry of lusting
They fit just right
No matter the shift
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I give so willingly, of myself
That I might steer you
to self assurance
All the while searching for air
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No time to dabble, in the lazy, today,
Polevaulting what obstacles, lead me astray
Much to accomplish, the chalkboard declares
For one, on a mission, one who prepares...
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For those who sacrifice
for our nation's freedoms,
So timely, as Veteran's Day nears,
For all those,
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That you might dream of me
Tightrope tiptoeing through fields of green
Just a hint of a smile
Like the way sunlight is caught on the receding tide
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They are names never known to me
Throughout my roll-call life
Of common MaryJanes
Bill, Billy, William
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I see him

Counting pocket change
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Like Eleanor Rigby
Sits Eloise Ridgley
Alone with a teacup of sorrows
Spent all her tomorrows
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With the stroke of your hand
You splattered upon me
The Jackson Pollock stains
Of your sometimes love
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I open up my heart
Raise the blinds
light a fire
My stocking- footed soul
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