Cold Feet

Poem
Written By Aurelia Luciano

standing on air, with no ground beneath us.

no direction,

no guidance.

trying to navigate,

what’s next?

who’ll be there,

what will i wear?

how did we get here?

from lovers to friends,

strangers,

and then back again…

the transition never ends.

I want to flip the page

but you’re standing in my way.

ripping pages while

attempting to hold my coffee-colored gaze,

I’m ready to look the other way.

this isn’t what I want anymore.

you continue to talk, try and persuade me

distractions that I refuse to miss

I did not ask for this!

I did not ask for this tour

and I’m tired of dropping hints.

we tried dipping our feet in the pool that is love,

we both got cold and left.

returned in the summers,

and still have parted ways.

now I know that I’d rather be cold, without you.

Aurelia Luciano

Aurelia Luciano (goldenlightpoetry) is a Dominican American poet that writes about life as a millennial black, Latinx woman. Aurelia goes by the alias ‘Golden Light Poetry’ as both her first and last name translate into ‘A Golden Light’. In 2021, Aurelia began sharing her work with the world through organizations like JC Art Productions, NJ Theatre Alliance, and publications with Olney Magazine and the Jersey Journal. Aurelia is a community event host/curator, caregiver, single mother to a rockstar and the light of her own life. She resides in northern NJ and is working on her debut poetry book, Evergreen.

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