spans!
the pigeon's body
was shrieking through the air
faster than it had moved in years
whatever it was speeding away from
was the blackest, vastest hold
that the bird had ever felt
Animals are not as smart as we, technically
but they seem to have a preternatural sense
to know when the universe is planning a swallow
Unfortunately, I think
that this bird was looking
in the wrong direction
I was taking a break from the day
staring at a cart of apples
when the little blue body whipped
into the pile of fruit
There was a muted thud
a snap like a knuckle
and a few feathers
that bounced into the air
like a man startled from rest
before rocking softly back down
"yo... life is sooo short"
Three talons and a nub
peered at me
poking out of the crowd of Granny's
______
ship
I keep seeing scratches on your smile
keep putting my head down
holding your hand tighter
_____
day out
Can't let you
kiss your way back into a wreck
you just wrenched yr head from
if my avoidance makes you think I don't care
trust me,
you got it all wrong, friend
____
Summer Storm
the darker and heavier our clothes got,
the opposite happened to our hearts
"and it rained all night and washed the filth away"
our feet got more and more stuck in shit and mud
as our temperaments lifted up high
and higher
ascending against the rain
to spiral around lightning strikes
mouths wiiiiide open
to make up for all the ol stole days of clenched teeth
everything is just sweat
hot and sticking
as we shed the cold alone of life citystuck
oh lord rinse it
oh lord let it flow down and away like tears,
with all tears made of anything but smiles
your body is made of only a shape and a smile
slapping around in the dark with me
oh lord
_______________
everything with you
I've got the beach in my eyes
I can't remember who was wearing the necklace that night
it probably would have looked better on you
we couldn't tell the difference
between the street lights and the stars
diving in the black lake
and finding you in it
over and over again
I've got the beach in my eyes
and nothing anymore for my hands
sand and water, formerly lodged
now freefalling away
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