Poetry

Farewell, Summer


by Katie Kuehr (M27)
Summer 2023 Issue


To: Fall
From: Summer (Ease)
Subject: Change Underway

You whisper
In my dream
That it will all be fine
But how can I trust
When I awake?

I‘ll build a new house
Of stones yet to find
And will call it my new home
But who promises me
That I won’t be
Across the globe
Alone?

I close my eyes
I see outstretched hands
A hundred smiles, it seems
But when I open my lids
I am afraid to be told
My desires were merely
A dream

I gaze at you
See how you’ll make me grow
I see myself brave and bold
But then I doubt
That I will be able
So far from home
To gain foothold
























Is there a right
Is there a found
And a final destination

No signpost
Infinite paths
I‘ll fall and fail
I know
Change paths
Change me, change us
Untie and tie
My ropes

And if I fail,
So what, I’ll grow
- Constant reformation-


So you wake me and
You say
In my face
In all clarity
Let yourself fall
And I trust
            That it won’t be perfect
        But it will come with time.