You skip out for years—
What is the price for mercy
I ask myself, repeatedly
I bought a large billowing
fern for the sun porch where
we spent our days discussing
the family—
its whys and wherefores.
The plant keeps me company now.
I thought we’d made our peace
there— sun slanting in through
twelve windows.
Susan Isla Tepper is a twenty year writer and the author of 12 published books of fiction and poetry. Her most recent novel “Hair of a Fallen Angel” was released by Spuyten Duyil, NYC in early October. Check out the Official Video for this book on YouTube link: https://youtu.be/W2HVIc4NrqYriter
Tepper has also written 5 Stage Plays. www.susantepper.com
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