During a memory flash
of old fears
plus newer ones
flicking their cinders
faster than could be tamped down—
Built a heat in you.
Then unimaginable cold
you knew right away
led to the center.
Beginning to cry
you looked up
hands clasped finding a star;
the first of the night;
Alone.
Realizing it belongs
to you and you alone.
Making a nest to fit
inside your body.
of old fears
plus newer ones
flicking their cinders
faster than could be tamped down—
Built a heat in you.
Then unimaginable cold
you knew right away
led to the center.
Beginning to cry
you looked up
hands clasped finding a star;
the first of the night;
Alone.
Realizing it belongs
to you and you alone.
Making a nest to fit
inside your body.
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Susan
Isla Tepper is a twenty years published writer in all genres. Her
current project is an Off-Broadway Play on the subject of art and life.
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