Posted on December 23, 2025 by Jenn Zatopek

YOU AGAIN

I drove to the mountains
looking for peace
but found my father
in myriad forms

Jagged sandstone
cutting my palms
paisley handkerchiefs
the color of night
faint nervous smiles
of someone with
unexpressed sorrow
and desire inside

As I stared at the wall
that first night
your lightening gaze
set forest fires within
a momentary blaze
the dance beckoned

We flew to each other
ecstatic hummingbirds
you loving me, my words
walking me to the cottage
under the super moon
then disappearing
into the cold night air

Was I too much Lilith
for your Adam nature
so you banished me
from your heart
once you realized
we are equals?

Image / Alexey Turennkov on Unsplash