Susan Lacovara Poems

Months now, maybe more,
I've not heard from you
And I've grown tired of making excuses
for your slight of hand disappearing act
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That I, so well, tonight might sleep
Two brothers, one roof, their dreams to keep
Wrapped warm together, both heartbeats pound
While mine's, at rest...they're safely sound.
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A shawl, mine worn,
against the riddle of time
spent in this frozen perilous winter
lending security to what wicked a spell
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The feathering fog
Creeps down the boulevard
As if a shaken sheet
Across a bed
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I should've put in on the table
Thought I had it figured out
Should've took the chance when able
Now I have to do without
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Asked to list my finer points
To scroll out what makes me suitable
For the purpose of being examined by strangers
Who then decide if I am their proper fit
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If I, to sketch you a sunrise,
On an empty calling canvas
New and all your own
I'd use the kindest colors, soft
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Dawn's a single mother, with struggles, now her own
It's been five long years of widow' s work
To mend her broken home
A chore, to stretch her monthly budget,
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Slip into heaven's rest
And rest assured you gave greatly
of yourself,
of your love,
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His were worn and torn, from braiding ropes
To secure his vessel, from the sea
Mine were cold, but not by choice,
And warmed, once his fingers securely,
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