This “personal geography” poem was originally named, “Life, in Five Acts” (like a Shakespearean play).
The stanzas below were merely abstract introductions to much longer stanzas of a seven-page, narrative poem.
Timeline
Spain: 1987
I lost half a sense,
which may have saved all the rest.
Saved: 1996
I lived with myself,
and knew not who I was.
Montana: 2003
I was Molly Mormon,
looking for Peter Priesthood.
Utah: 2004
I lost my faith,
but reclaimed my creativity.
Brian: 2013
And so a woman must leave her family
to create one of her own.
Hannah: 2013
I led her to milk,
but she would not drink.
College: 2014
I feared our future,
so I changed my present.
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Interesting take! Powerful in its conciseness.
Thank you very much!
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