Yours not Mine

by Frances Sheridan Goulart


The house I don't live in
is atop a hill watching the waves in the ocean I don't swim in
The car I don't drive is sleek and smart and takes the husband I’m not married to 
(alongside the dog I don't own)
To a city whose streets I don't walk purposefully through
And the photos of the vacation I didn't take
lie next to the family photo I’m not in 
on the piano I’ve never played.
in the house I don't live in. 


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Frances Sheridan Goulart is a poet, artist, personal chef and the author of 16 books on health, food and spirituality. She lives in Ridgefield, CT with her cat Madhu.