Friday, May 29, 2020


—YOU MAKE MY LIFE SEEM WORTHWHILE


summer love

this morning
i’m shedding
the toxic cells
filling the slats
with talons of
rippled sunshine
watching the
neighbor’s dog
pretzel-stretch
in a pool of
white light
on the greenest
lawn
ever
near the most
forgiving
lake
ever
an eagle coasting
through windless air
past my window
like a
blot of
gifted wonder
first boat on the lake
a pair of teens
giggling and handsy
lovers like we
once were
paddling in between
kisses
kissing
in between paddling
oblivious to trauma
disease
or death
invincible
one might say
floating by on the
dregs of an
unshakable wake
as every voyeur
anywhere
watches in mock dismay
jealous as hell
reveling
just reveling
like that


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