Waking in the night
This world under sea of stars
…
With apprehension unknown…
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Waking in the night
This world under sea of stars
…
With apprehension unknown…
I squint against tears:
your heart under winter’s glare
has come back to me
I hold my tongue in a vice
Speaking only in my head
Not wishing to start fires
I may not be able to extinguish
Wishing I could remind you…
Start on your left. Easy.
Like you’re reading the first line on a page.
…
Today I think about all the tenderness I felt
That they could just never hold on to
That I couldn’t place their fingers around
Not knowing if it was their failure
Or mine
…
Woefully lacking
Shame it’s all I have to give
Love that’s not enough
Sun glaring on ice
Studying the ritual
…
Inspecting arrows
Seeking another success
…
Upside down it waits
Dried bundle of stems and petals hanging
Under harsh incandescence
No longer meant for this place
Blooms given near full year past
…
Like dried hanging blooms
Kept fondly for far too long
…
Night rain on asphalt
Under the warm familiar roof
Friends talk over noise