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Sweet Marianthi

Lefcothea-Maria Golgaki

Well, is this a fitting end?
Is this what you’ve become?
The autopsy of yesteryear
A poem as simple as that

An anamnesis of the unseeable in the fragments of memory you inhabit
A safe berth to recline when dreams live in lull
A luminous zone to be sought, sweet Marianthi
A break in the clouds as the day falls apart

At one time you solemnly asseverated,
“Be hard like a stone, my child, you must”
The message was imparted so graciously
We humans can survive any black night

Withal, you couldn’t endure the lines on your face
A million heartaches compressed in a wan smile
When you couldn’t identify yourself in the mirror
You decided it was time to give up

If only I had a million silences for you to hear
A sanctuary built to store your haze away
And with my chariot to bring you near
Maim the heinous spirits including Fate

 
Prior to your planned closure
A semblance of order
What happens when we go?
Many a time I wonder

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