I'D Give You Gold Poem by Susan Lacovara

I'd give you gold
If I thought it would make it easier
To keep you from the next mountain's goldrush
To hold you from the herds of dreams
You needed to corral
To stop the forward motion
Of your must keep moving ons...

I' d give you gold
If it were the color you sought in my hair
But it was the darkened blackness
First drew you to my well of wicked wanting
And gold, it would be, the breaking of dawn
Beyond my seaside sanctuary
To your hardwood hills, far, too far now, your nest
Gold and golden words to wash your mouth with
Gold and golden eggs from the fairy tale goose
Gold and golden stars, affixed to every sent letter
Gold and golden rings to wear, to share, to shine

But gold is not enough
So I settle for a silver lining
That somehow we keep finding ways to forget
We ever said goodbye