My Parting Gifts
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YIKES......sorry Viv......I have entered and removed this poem from the contest...just a little hiccup...well more of a loud belch. The theme got the muse running red lights and stop signs.
Key Rings
He tossed me three keys
mouthed the words “You’ll know”,
Drifted slowly away - to out of sight -
lingered to haunt my memory.
I owned no locks so thought
what use have I for keys?
These keys? Unmarked treasure?
unknown vaults, unseen need.
The intensity in his eyes,
his deliberate formation
Of the words “You’ll know”
cornered my skepticism.
Age and experience revealed
the value of the keys
Their vague connections,
subliminal suggestions.
I saw it coming – that bus
begrudgingly boarded
Tossed him three keys
mouthed the words “You’ll know”.
2/14/2016
submitted to – My Parting Gifts – Poetry Contest
sponsor – Viv Wigley
Copyright © John Lawless | Year Posted 2016
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