Friday, November 22, 2024

Her By Walden Quinn Caesar


I stand before you now,

Silent, patient, waiting

New to you,

Yet more me

Than I've ever been


While you,

Look anywhere

But at me


Using your foot

To try and cover

The cracks


In a floor

You thought 

Was solid


But I could

Always see 

It breaking 


Little pieces,

Flaking

Away


And I'm wondering

Now,

How 

Can we move forward


When you won't

Even look

At me


Could you ever

Accept me

Knowing

I'll never be

Her

Again





Walden Quinn Caesar is a nonbinary poet, novelist and author living in Southeast Indiana with their family. They have had a chapbook, novel and hybrid novel published by Alien Buddha Press, have a full length poetry collection due in November and just published a chapbook with Jude Miller. They've been published in numerous online and printed anthologies, and are the creator, editor and reviewer at Walden's Poetry & Reviews.

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Her By Walden Quinn Caesar

I stand before you now, Silent, patient, waiting New to you, Yet more me Than I've ever been While you, Look anywhere But at me Using yo...