Live Encounters Aotearoa New Zealand Poets & Writers March 2026
Not Yet, poems by Susan Glamuzina.
Not yet
He lies there
at the edge of living and not
breathing and not
being and … not
I can’t handle the heartbreak
of watching him like this
I can’t handle the heartbreak
of letting him go
I can’t handle anything
so we put our lives on hold
and wait
wait
wait
for the call we don’t want
the call we know is coming
but we will never ever be prepared for
Zipped
I’m on one side
keeping to me
he’s on his side
being just he
slowly sliding up
the pull tab lever
zips we two up
connecting us together
shoved tight
our teeth woven
gripping tight
fate chosen
Haiku
inked dreams
pages wait for readers
to devour
© Susan Glamuzina
Susan Glamuzina’s an author, artist and poet who feels at home when there’s sand between her toes and her thoughts are in the clouds. Susan’s been published nationally and internationally online, in print, journals and anthologies. Susan was runner up at Poetry at the beach 2022. Susielee.co.nz