J’Entend Ton Coeur

*From Lisa Marie Basile’s The Magical Writing Grimoire
Write a poem about your deepest fear. By writing about it, you confront it.
J’Entend Ton Coeur
How could I lose you? How could I survive without you with me?
I believe in the Summerland. I know it’s beautiful. I know it is filled with endless peace.
But please –
don’t go there without me.
Please –
don’t go where I can’t follow.
I know you will visit, but it’s not enough.
I know you will whisper, but what if I can’t hear?
What if I drown in my own emptiness? What if the crashing waves overtake me, capsize my heart?
Will you still save me?
If you go before me, promise me –
you’ll be my beacon
my lighthouse
my voice in the dark
so I can find my way Home.
J’entend ton coeur.
I can hear your heart.
For Keith.
May, 2020