anchor
{august break no. 11}
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“Don’t rock the boat,” they like to say,
any time the wind howls just a little too loudly.
“Don’t make waves.”
But as you can see, I have both feet planted
firmly on the ground, and let me assure you,
I’m still standing.
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for all that i grieve
{august break no. 9}
in honor of your death
i have burned the mountain
for it was you
who walked beside me
etching creases on my face
to bring me courage
you who wrapped
love’s first seed
in scarlet paper,
held it up
against the sky
to bring me home
you who left me separate
but never quite alone
to teach me the faults
of observation
i watched as
embers cooled
and turned to stone
walked among them
choosing shapes
of heart and
hollow memory
until i came
to gnarled stumps
and saw you
standing
eyes sorry
for the comfort
you had made
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after much consternation
crow
mirage
{august break no. 2}
sparkle green
golden sideways
mute repercussion
::
what you see
matters less
than what
you
swallow
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