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Poetry

Morgana

By

Alex

Alex writes from a prison in NSW.

Willy Pleasance

I remember the day I saw you

I held your tiny form

The chilly air made you tremble

So we took you home

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You grew up so quickly

To our great surprise

And tore around the unit

Right before our eyes

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Your way of playing

Seemed unable to control

But when I asked you to stop

It stilled your restless soul

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And now I’ve lost you

For a mistake before your birth

And my existence from now on

Is diminished on this earth

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Never will I see you

Or hear your joyful cries

I wonder if you remember me

As I wipe my flooded eyes

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The fault is mine and always was

I’ve known that from the start

But knowing I’ve lost you forever

Has shattered my worthless heart

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I know your life is going well

And you have everything you need

But I’ll always wonder if you would want me

If I had been freed

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So as I sit here writing

You’ve probably gone to bed

With images of sea creatures

Swimming through your head

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There’s just one thing more

That I need to say

And that is just “I love you

And I miss you every day”

This
piece
was originally printed in the
November 2025
edition of About Time.
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