Summer lilacs
I used to dream of summer
From the depths of lonely thirteen
Disguising myself as a stray blossom
As I lay curled beneath the lilacs
A whisper of freedom within my soul
Fireflies lit my imagination
As I crossed the vast expanse
Years gone by
Tears gone by
Lost, largely untouched
Remote as a nightbird winging across the sky
Summer returned me to myself
No longer severed into bits of flotsam
Casual cruelty embittered my body, my mind
If i could find her,
I would apologize for not defending her
As no adult ever did
Leaving me to flounder in the choppy waters of school days
Speaking rarely
Being, rarely
Lilacs grew and flowered again
As May spilled into June
And the last school bell rang
Setting me free
All of me
Once again
To be drenched in lilacs
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Author:
Zephyrschild (
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- Comment from author about the poem: This piece is from the deep, dark gloaming of childhood.
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Great write, and welcome to MPS
Thank you ever so.
You're welcome
A beautiful piece of writing, that paints many images as you read through it, very well written
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