Stitches
Unforgettable moments
in broken fragments
like breaking irons
into rapiers
long forgotten dangers
of doing stupid things
Six years old
Winning wars
Touring Mars
And I can’t get back there
And I can’t reinvent it
but I can provide it
for you two.
My history leveled
broken bricks
shattered glass
I dreamt of offering you
the dreams I could only fantasize about
and when chimes ring and I’m taken back
to places I never wanted to leave
because I’d just have to go home
But your smiles tell me
that these things are not for naught.
By Peter Faziani
Biography:
Peter Faziani is a 3rd year PhD Candidate at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He is also the Editor-in-Chief for Red Flag Poetry. His work has appeared in journals such as Words Dance, Silver Birch Press, The Sandy River Review, The Tau, Images, and other journals. He is a Michigander living in Pennsylvania with his wife, two daughters, and two corgis.