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For the Woman Who Keeps My Forever

Sam Silva

Digital art by D. Raphael
Digital art by D. Raphael

We struggle to appear
as golden embers gone beyond
days of the christchild drawing near
when we get old…winter nights
and brittle cold
drowsy days and melting ice
Februaries’ left over lights
…the dusty tree!
…the old TV!
…the ornaments for rats and mice;

an old man trying hard to pee
worries about a winter fall
…the slippery fracture of it all!

A love that lasts eternity
gets foolish old these latter days.
Oh creature of my heart, I see
that deep orgasm of the dark
…a prayer as good as opium!, your kiss
which keeps all silent bliss
…we disappear into the haze.

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Sam Silva

Sam Silva has published over 150 poems in print magazines, including Sow's Ear, The ECU Rebel, Pembroke Magazine, Samisdat, St. Andrew's Review, Charlotte Poetry Review, Main Street Rag and others. Has published at least 300 poems in online journals including Jack Magazine, Comrades, Megaera, Poetry Super Highway, physik garden, Ken again, -30-, Fairfield Review, Foliate Oak, and dozens of others. He is a frequent contributor to Empty Mirror.

His chapbooks have been published by three small presses, and his work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize seven times. Bright Spark Creative of Wilimington published his first full-length book, EATING AND DRINKING.

He now has many books and chapbooks available at lulu.comsamsilva54 and as books available at Amazon. His spoken word poetry is available at the major digital markets such as Apple iTunes. Follow him on Twitter @samsilva1954.

Author: Sam Silva Tags: poetry Category: Poetry February 14, 2014

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