The Greatest Gift
written by: Fotoula Reynolds
I crave to back
Back in time
To sit beside
The teenage
Version of myself
To give myself
The chance to
Dream fully
And to be a
Blank page in my
Own schoolbook
Where freedom
Of inscription
Was encouraged
I want to recall
What I laughed
About with friends
Sometimes, I think
I remember but
Like the mist that
Covers mountain tops
These recollections
Are incomplete files
Lost in the haze
If I beg the sky
Hard enough
To let my eyes
Spend the rest
Of their lives
Witnessing a
Time forgotten
I could give me
The comfort I
Deserve and
That would be
The greatest gift
Fotoula Reynolds is a writer of poetry, born in Australia of Greek heritage. She lives in the Dandenong Ranges in southern Australia. She convenes a poetry reading group in her local community and regularly attends and participates in spoken word events in and around the city of Melbourne. She is the author of three poetry collections and is published widely in anthologies, journals, reviews and magazines. Fotoula is a 2019 Pushcart Prize nominee.
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