I dream about it all the time
But when I’m awake
I need to be reminded
To become more aware
That I am not alone
I can’t possibly be the only one
Whose becoming enlightened
I’ve been sucker punched
Blind sided
Stomped on
Manipulated
Rounded up
Hornswoggled
Cheated
But the worse is to be ignored
Forgotten with no redemption
Was it carved in stone
Or written in blood on a fallen leaf
That blew away in the wind
Would that love’s touch return on the morrow
ease the coldness of such separation
soft kisses adrift on sunsets aglow
reflect the light of iced desperation.
Temptress or tyrant - lover’s decision
hot tempered vixen – cool, distant player
love in the distance - lust in rescission
hornswoggled by smooth, fast talking soothsayer.
Spring, you sly fox, you two timing cheat
melting the frozen, fueling sun’s blaze
announcing the offspring before lover’s meet
writing love letters in wordless essays.
Sadly the lovers cannot comprehend
Spring’s but a means – to a flowering end.
©2/27/2018
Submitted to – Spring Is In The Air – Poetry Contest
sponsor – Emile Pinet
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