My Blessing

Lisa Zaran

    I cling to old scars
    as new ones appear.

    I dissolve beyond doubt
    into a clearer uncertainty.

    I give my own shadow
    a piece of bread

    believing she is more destitute
    than I, as she drags along the ground

    in utter darkness.  Love is not
    a lesson one must come to terms with,

    nor is it a hidden sacrifice,
    there are more than enough

    alternate illusions to fall prey to.
    Love is beyond acceptance,

    beyond whatever we feel is ours.
    It's troubling to hear such words.

    We stand bewildered.  In a flux
    between grief and joy.

    
Lisa Zaran - Lisa Zaran was born in 1969 in Los Angeles, California.She is an American poet, essayist and the author of six collections. Selections from her books have been translated to German, Bangla, Hindi, Arabic, Chinese, German, Dutch, Persian and Serbian. Lisa Zaran  in this issue... Tags: Thanal Online, web magazine dedicated for poetry and literature Lisa Zaran, My Blessing
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