Prayers

Jul 15, 2021 | 2013 Fall - Bisexual Enough?, Poetry

By Suzanne Lauer

My prayers went unanswered
so long
They grew stale
buried in the folds of time
so long
Never to meet my female love
so long
I looked,
so long I prayed and hoped.
Now you flutter so gently
down to sip my sweetness
embracing all of me,
I stare up at you
amazed
at your love
And my petals open
to bloom
only for you
after
so very long.

Suzanne has an MS in Public and Urban Affairs, has lived abroad and is currently enjoying nature photography, gardening and each new day.

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