We will leave behind those we love,
Saddened by how little time
We were granted with them.
Those who caused us pain
Will be left holding the chains
They have fashioned for us.
We are rising on the back of the wind.
Soon we will leap through rainbows
Where our souls will let go of grief.
Carmen Bugan’s books include a memoir, Burying the Typewriter: Childhood under the eye of the secret police (Picador) as well as several collections of poetry, including Lilies from America, New and Selected Poems and Time Being (both from Shearsman Books) Today’s poem is from Tristia (Shearsman) the poet’s recently published new collection.
Saddened by how little time
We were granted with them.
Those who caused us pain
Will be left holding the chains
They have fashioned for us.
We are rising on the back of the wind.
Soon we will leap through rainbows
Where our souls will let go of grief.
Carmen Bugan’s books include a memoir, Burying the Typewriter: Childhood under the eye of the secret police (Picador) as well as several collections of poetry, including Lilies from America, New and Selected Poems and Time Being (both from Shearsman Books) Today’s poem is from Tristia (Shearsman) the poet’s recently published new collection.
