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LATITUDES, 3rd EDITION

Poetry

Create a New Destiny
By Susan Cysewski

Vertical Divider

Swim upstream, a quick glance back
​Navigate a strange tack.
Not knowing a soul
A sky too wide

Searching for limits
Footprints on strange soil
Thoughts rattle and swirl.

A net like family offers embrace,
With holes that leave a sense of space
To breathe in freedom
Allow escape
Stretch the holes
Push through confines
Release the straining tether.

Everyday splendors distract the vision
Family soothes in rough transition.
Rainbow colors entice
Small conversations suffice

The quest to belong
and seek out the simplest
Message in breath of acceptance.

The wind blows whispers
We embrace new wonders
Tickle the surface
And expose the shore
Kick the trail in unfound direction
Seek new memories

And break the flimsy boundaries.

Slippery connections drift away,
Rising tides bring new allies
Sketch a new vision
Filled with revision

Erase old worries
Paint coconut oil on false scars.
Live the life uncharted.


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