by Carol Shamon
The poems clamor
around my legs
Pick me, pick me
they shout
There is loneliness
and fear
and heartbreak
and beauty
I stoop to pet each one
Examine their teeth
and gently place them back down
I reach instead for Love
waiting patiently above
sheltering me with a cellophane sheath
spinning webs that sew my heart to yours
Love ignites my feet to walk away
Inflates my breath
and sends me home
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I've recently been published in several publications including the opening poem in the new UK magazine Seedlings, the online publication Spillwords, the 2024 San Diego Poets Annual, Summation, and the book Relevant Poetry. In 2020 Irrelevant Press published my zine "A Different More" Creating and Embracing Change While Aging. The zine “Oh The Water” was published in the summer of 2023. Finishing Line Press will be publishing my chapbook “Stronger Than Salmon” in August of 2024. I am currently working on my first memoir "The Decade House".