Just In Case

By Georgios Ampatzidis

 

 

I followed the blood I had let bleed

And I ended up on the beach we used to like

Which was now quite empty

And there was a book on a huge rock

I noticed it was open on page eight

Which felt strange

Cause a previous time I had found a book by the sea

It was also open on page eight

So I started reading it

Not really paying attention

(If you ask me now, I can’t even remember the title)

Until a seagull stood next to me

And it stared as if it wanted something from me

But what could I offer to a creature with wings

That could fly?

I grabbed a fuchsia gerbera from my pocket

(I always have one with me, just in case)

And I left it next to the bird

I spilled some of my wine in the sea

I took my pen

And I started writing a letter to you

On the last page of that book

(In case you find it somewhere

My letter is on page one hundred twenty eight)

But this time my letter had no title.

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Georgios Ampatzidis lives in Greece and writes poetry and short prose in Greek and English. He has studied Biology and is currently a PhD student in Educational Sciences. George now teaches at the School of Pedagogical and Technological Education in Patra and also works in a library.