Lost Keys Poem by Lewis Eron

Lost Keys
(To my cousin, Liz, in memory of Danny)

Do you remember that day
When I could not find my keys?
I put them in a safe place
So that I would remember
Where they were
But I didn't.
So you helped me find them
And my safe place.

So, to be safe
I gave you the keys
To that safe place.

But then I lost you
And with you, my keys
And found myself
Shut out of that place
Which I thought would be safe.

So I will break the lock
And open my heart
For your love to enter
And your spirit depart
And now I remember
I don't need a key
Since no place is safe
And to be safe is not free.

Lewis John Eron
December 28,2019