by Grace Rabi

Re

Re- 

A pre-fix 

As in 

Re-birth 

And a new hurt 

Without death 

No re-incarnation 

No re-creation  

without expiration 

Can I activate 

When I re-generate 

A new version of me 

A re- 

That’s not re-created 

Not merely re-cycled 

Something re-lated 

Not just a re-vival 

That’s outdated  

A re-newal 

And a clean slate 

A new course 

A new fate 

Or are we doomed to re-peat 

A sampled tune 

Same beat 

No re-remix of this pre-fix 

Re- is me  

again and again 

A new what and a new when 

But the whys and the whos still re-main 

A few different verses  

same re-frain 

Can’t make a comeback on a throwback 

Can’t make a bounce-back on a backtrack 

Re-live is what we crave 

When re-minded of the grave 

Omit the re-  

This life’s not done 

This moment now 

There’s only one.


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Grace Rabi (she/her) is a teacher of English and has been so for fifteen years. Travelling is her favourite pastime, having visited over twenty-five countries with her husband. She enjoys writing, particularly poetry and flash fiction. She is an avid consumer of pop culture and enjoys watching a variety of film genres. Grace has also been teaching herself guitar and banjo. She was raised in Canada but currently resides in Ireland. 

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