Moment
Of Truth
My
desperate need – need dire and driving
My
greatest angst – the recipient I name you
My
irremediable attachment – eternal is always eternal
My idea
of bliss – embedded in my psyche
I
sanction the invasion – claim ultimate victory over me
I shed
no tear – encapsulate my essence
I make
a pledge to you – in the midst of a terrible life
I face
the scathing indictment – my dormancy allowed me to hide
Daunted
by the vastness of my nothingness
Banished
to oblivion, memories disturbing
Arid
years that have elapsed
Consigned
to interment, parched my land and empty
In my
moment of truth, in my moment of yearning
You are
the one whose coming was foretold
My
downcast eyes I hesitantly raise
My
frailty leaves me, last-minute reprieve I have won
Lefenthea Maria Golgaki
Lefcothea Maria Golgaki (Λευκοθέα Μαρία Γκολγκάκη) comes from Greece where she is a published book author, script writer and playwright. Internationally, she has contributed to four poetry collections published by Scars Publications, The Poet, and Adelaide Literary Magazine. Some of her poems, flash fiction stories and essays have been featured in Bright Flash Literary Review, Flash Fiction North, The Penwood Review, Balestra Magazine, Candlelit Chronicles, Uppagus, Litbreak Magazine, Quail Bell Magazine, Brazen Head, The Daphne Review, The Stray Branch, The Cannon's Mouth, Aphelion, Eskimo Pie, Mediterranean Poetry, Twist & Twain, Academy of the Heart and Mind, The Sentinel and Tri-Town Tribune.
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