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Me-
Without a tether,
aimless all the more
I would find myself there
in the running water,
in a stranger’s voice
top of the head
into the throat
through the chest
down the spine
Eyes closed,
palms open
that’s where I found you –
tucked away,
entirely alive
just behind my throat.
I could have cried out
as you moved up and down.
top of the head
into the throat
through the chest
down the spine
I should have cried out.
There’s so much more to mourn!
But I thought of lunch,
of a souvenir,
of how silly I must look
there among the fanny packs and folding chairs,
so much insufferable earnestness.
Eyes open,
palms closed,
Heaven and Earth
squarely in place.
You and I –
still
lifetimes apart.