Midlife

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Cynthia Shutts

We are both terrified of loneliness in middle age
So, we snag the first driftwood that happens by
I carve you into a piece of art for the mantlepiece
And you use me as kindling

 

Author’s Note: I am extremely inspired by trees and wood in every form. But It's the origin story and transformation into something completely unexpected that I enjoy the most.

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Cynthia Shutts is a midlife poet, enrolled in Hollins University's MFA in Children's Literature program. When she is not in Roanoke, she loves photography and travel.