Loretta

first published in Magnapoets in 2007. Republished in Caught in the Net, The Poetry Kit, October 2011.

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Loretta
was a friend of mine
she waved in the dark
she crawled in the light
bright lollypop
always on the run.

She found solace
in every breath
she took
whenever night fell
she knew it was her time
she never skipped a date
with the vampire.

The dogs came to her
and found her in a ditch
half-burried underneath
chestnut tree leaves
rotting.

Loretta
was a friend of mine
at night when I wander
in the woods
about where she used to live
I look at the sky
hoping she'll come back
but all I can see
is a bright star
waving in the dark.