It’s no comfort knowing that you’re buried,
deep down, taking earth around you
like blankets that fall apart and crawl.
But seasons still disrobed like actors
backstage in a play, in front of
everyone. Even with you
gone, the world moved on.
And I watched. We all did.
Forced to watch, without you,
with seasons pouring the years
between us in vanishing old flannel,
smelling like Salem filter kings,
soft.
Spring grew through us both
like a blade.
And you died in the summer.
A diamond in that box
they buried you in, deep down,
where you fall apart and crawl, too,
by now. Still waiting to be proposed,
like the plan to go back to Santa Fe.
Sometimes I wait for you to show,
maybe at the movie I go to alone,
sitting next to me when I peek over
in the flickering dark.
You could come around a corner
on a walk, and
not even say hello.
When I die, leave my eyes wide open
let them see that I’m dead.
Then burn me,
take my ashes to the Burren
where the wind will tear me apart
and take me farther away.
And my daughters can’t go to my
grave and wonder
Is she alive down there?
Please be alive,
somewhere.
They can breathe me in
Or taste me instead.
when they lick their lips
after swimming in the sea.
And you’ll still be in that box,
waiting to go back to Santa Fe.
[Samantha Lucero does six red seeds.]
Exquisitely, painfully, beautiful. I also would like to be set out to sea and burned as they do in India. Let my body go back into the elemental form from which it came.
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Reblogged this on AreMyFeetOffTheGround.
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You break my heart…
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This is incredible! Very intense writing.
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This speaks to me a truth which i struggle to deny.
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Adore!
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Amazing writing. A diamond in that box. Yes indeed !
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Reblogged this on S. K. Nicholas.
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There is an incredible haunting melody here
Just amazing!
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Thank you Aurora. 💔
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Holy shit! Sam Lucero is a brilliant writer, but I’m sure most of you have figured that out by now. Stunning piece of writing.
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thank youuuuu.
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Reblogged this on Brave and Reckless and commented:
heartbreakingly beautiful poetry from Sam Lucero
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it seems i’ve broke a few hearts, or would that be re-broke considering the subject matter? ❤ ❤
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You reached in to where the pain is– that place we all have but hide, protect because of the vulnerability that dwells there. Parts of our hearts buried with our dead
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Reblogged this on superrobotparty and commented:
an incredible work by Samantha Lucero, you should read this now!
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wow, thank you!
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You are very welcome, this is a classic
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this is exceptional Sam. I agree with everything everyone else said. I have buried way too many people, and this reminds me that it hurts so much. Absolutely brilliant, mournfully beautiful.
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it’s a touchy subject matter, but someone’s got to touch it. thank you for hurting with me, except not for hurting, you know what i mean.
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Thank you for sharing
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Reblogged this on RamJet Poetry and commented:
Exceptional work from Sam Lucero!!!
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Heartbreaking and so well written. I could feel this in my heart ❤
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Thank you. I’m happy so many people were pained by it, but you know… in a way of feeling a kinship with loss. Lol.
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Yes, I get it 🙂
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This is one of your best, which is saying something.
The Burren is a fine choice of place.
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Oh, I like that! I’ve had something of an issue with writers block lately, and this one came out of memories, like poems often do. To hear that I can still summon up words for memories and get the point across is very meaningful for me, from you!
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Reblogged this on samantha lucero.
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I lost my aunt, and it still stings like hell. Sam, your writing is aces. I felt every word seep into my skin. ❤
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The sting never does quite dissolve. Thanks for the kind words. 🖤
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You’re welcome. I’m sending you love and good vibes. ❤
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For a moment I was seeing through Sam’s eyes, and I didn’t want it to end even though it left me feeling bad.
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Sounds like you understand.
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God this hurts. Every word in this cuts like a straight razor. This is an incredible piece Sam. You are such an incredible writer.
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This means a lot from you. Thank you. 🖤
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also, you have a wordpress now?! following immediately.
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Haunting sad Sam. Beautiful. Poignant. Resonant.
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Alright– Nathan did say it better!
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what you said still makes me feel great! Lol. Everyone has their style of expressing their way of seeing things.
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