New Jersey Stage - July/August 2014 | Page 15

Poetry by J. Sales “Under Covers” “As she slipped on the hardened snow, I whispered to her, “I told you so.” She said, “You never said I would slip on a bed of ice. You didn’t even know it was going to snow tonight.” And I said, “No, but I told you I would catch you if you ever fell.” And with a cold goodbye she murmured, “I wish I had met you in summer. I am better in summers. Winters are to recover from the loss of lovers.” But I told her, “Winter is better together, under the covers, with one another.” Submit your poetry to [email protected] along with an audio or video reading and it might run in a future issue. Visit us online at http://www.NewJerseyStage.com pg 15