for lost time
doubt
is
& we are
not
this
wasted
breath
against
winters neck
no
we are not
a kiss
frozen
waiting for the
fire
to thaw
our fragile
lips
doubt
is
& we
are not
children
of
freedom.
©2022 Meritt Waldon All rights reserved.
Merritt Waldon is a 47-year-old published poet living in southern Indiana. Author of 3 books: Oracles from a Strange Fire co-authored with Ron Whitehead (Cajun Mutt Press), Pistol City Blues (Dead Mans Press Ink), and Madison Street Screams & Smoke Break Poems (Dead Mans Press Ink). He is also currently seeking to publish an art book.