Lost potential
It was always you
hidden in the corners
patiently waiting
Business always came first,
so you were relegated to dusty desk drawers
Visiting at dawn and dusk,
when the mind has time to wonder
How much sweeter life would be
if you were the nectar
instead of the broken promise
Every day is made better
when allowed to roam free
-Camille Delaquise
This poem appears in RISE, Camille’s second contemporary poetry collection. Lost potential reflects on the quiet sorrow of neglected inner life — suggesting that what is deferred in the name of duty or ambition may in fact be the very source of sweetness, meaning and creative freedom.
This poem is available as a contemporary poetry print on textured recycled card.