Tag Archives: City
Mute
I take back the lavender and the twin beds we pushed together, drunk on the pollen
Those saltwater waves and sand dunes?
Say goodbye
Every mile of concrete, each and every city song — mine alone, now!
Hot gravity and thick urban beats, such gifts I do revoke
But the mountains
I’ll let you keep
For you were late
You fell asleep
And they don’t remember you, anyway
Old Neighborhood
Don’t think there’s not anything left
I touch you now and still
There is
For I hear weekend giggles
I see the toys of us
I taste pink bubblegum ice cream
I smell farm and city musings
I intuit us
Steel City
I remember Chicago
Who told me the pitch of my forehead to the plane of my feet was quite perfect
I, out of all the millions
You told me, was steel more strong than the skyscrapers I surrounded myself with
I believed and became
For I trusted you, and still do -you’d seen it all, and overcame, too
Borough
The happenstance plan
Under the stars and string lights
With the city beat-beating below
It was only some dream
The welcome interruption
For once, a green dress and escape
Whispers in Spanish, not saying no
It was a safe, motorcycled yarn
windy, city girl
best Friend
who’d understand
you’d understand
this heartfelt need
this destructive deep
swim now or drown
you’d tell with love’s frown
my sister
you’d say
wake from sleep