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Eurydice to Orpheus

Poem [1]
September 8, 2003 [2]
Renay Sheehan [3]

oh sweet husband of mine
why did you look back
did you not hear my footsteps
from behind
did you not feel my breath
on the back of your neck

I was so close
—so very close
did you think i would not follow
that the lethean waters
were sweeter than your touch

oh my foolish lover
i have lost you forever
—twice

Renay Sheehan's poetry has appeared in the Arizona-based magazone Anthology.

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