Alice Chains (Freedom 2022)

Alice Chains

The Days

 

And as the days

Go by

Tell me I am yours

And I will tell you that I

Am made of dreams

And sacred realms

Of random words

I never

Wrote.

 

And as the days

Go by

Tell me I was never

And I will tell you that I

Was always an echo

A distant voice

Striving to be heard

Longing

To be yours.

 

And as the days

Go by

Tell me I should be

And I will tell you that I

Am roaming free

Amidst the stars

Tasting wishes

That still

Are.

 

And as the days

Go by

Tell me that you

And I will tell you

That I.

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I am Not

 

I am not more than

A time traveler

A rhymer

Of thoughts

Between my past

And where I am

Not.

 

I am not more than

A whisperer

Of words

Weaving journeys

And stories

Between what was

And not.

 

I am not more than

A stranger between

Comrades

Feasting of paths

And curves

I will have

Not.

 

I am not more than

An unknown nomad

Eager to discover

Faraway lands,

Landscapes,

And warmth

To tell me I am home

Even when

I am not.

***

 

This Life

 

In this life,

Or the next

Where we meet or already

Met

Will you remember my name?

Will you know me

By heart?

Will you keep to your promise

And save me a seat

With the stars?

 

In this life,

Or the next

Where all the living gather

With the dead

Will you remember my eyes?

Will you see me

For who I am?

Will you still love me

In this life

Or the next

Will you wait for me

Where we met?

 

In this life,

Or the next

Where I am free of chains

Free to fall

Will you catch me

On the ground?

Will you want me

When my wings are down?

In this life,

Or the next

I hope we meet

Where we never met. 

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Bio: A Chains is a 43-year-old mother of three, a Project Manager, and a writer (among other things), living in Israel.

She has self-published 3 erotic poetry books and 1 love and romance poetry book (all four are in English), available at Amazon and other platforms. This fall, she will release her new romance novel - The Color of the Sky at Dusk.

She has been writing since she was 9 years old, mainly in Hebrew – her mother’s tongue, but also in English in the last decade. Some of her works (poems, short stories, events coverage, etc.) were published in Hebrew in local and national newspapers and magazines in Israel.

She will be honored to spark your interest in her writings.

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Freedom 2022 :: Setu, August 2022