She comes to me more
in memories than dreams
there, not there
still there
To know she is not lost
loses its sting when
I remember that I am
also not lost to her
What is not lost
cannot need to be found
why we are both
… and neither..?
still there always
she pops into
memories more often
than dreams
less frequently when
she shouldn’t
show up at all
When all is said and done
a romance that was ours
can be framed at its
core, Shakespearean best
‘Neither a borrower
nor a lender be’
At least we can honestly say
‘no royalty was harmed
in the making of
this affair’
– Mark L. Lucker
© 2020
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Can feel the pain oozing from this, well done.
Thank you.
I can feel the pain but also the ironic or cynical humour. I love the allusions and references. Very well done! I hope you submitted this one!
Thank you, Ingrid. Glad you liked it. Not sure exactly how I feel about this one just yet – in terms of the anthology. 😎