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January 15th, 2026
Poetry Contest #24 – Second Place
by Lara Dal Molin
I thought I'd seen you
that time as a child
staring into the distance
below the horizon,
the corners of my mouth
imperceptibly lifted –
it must have been you.
It must have been you –
the systemic relief
that crawled upon my heart
that time I sat in a car
to England, forever
and we passed Charleville
where Rimbaud was born –
I thought I'd seen you.
I thought I'd seen you
in the midst of all faces
that turned
that time I asked,
Can I sit with you?
and made friends forever.
That belonging, that purpose
that salvation –
it must have been you.
It must have been you –
the first time I stood
on a surfboard in the North Sea
ten degrees
through the hole in my wetsuit,
then running to the pub,
the eternal embrace
of that hand dryer
a cup of tea on the counter –
I thought I'd seen you.
Time and time again
now that I look back
it is unmistakable
that life had a gift in store
for me
that couldn't yet be redeemed
perhaps I wasn't ready
I was too sad, too young
back then
to welcome you in my arms.
About the Poet
Lara Dal Molin resides in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Read the poet's biography and Wax Poetry and Art publications
on Lara Dal Molin's Artist Page.
Keywords: youth, bonding, friends, memories, fate, North Sea
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