Extension Cords
By Grace Espinoza
Extension cords
Kiss our spines—
Once outlined and defined
By cotton soft lips—
Dangling, extended, from slender necks
Familiar buzz of tandem heartbeats
Replaced by rumbling monitors
Deafened by the constant hum
Of clicking fingertips
I cannot reach through glass
To trace that smile
Conform it to the memory
Of greedy palms
Cannot wrap my arms
Around you
To set your worries to sail
Connected
Strings of words said
But never meant
Blinded by the bright glow
Monitors casting shadows
On what could have been
Apr 16, 2014
Apr 16, 2014 at 3:01 PM UTC
Extension Cords
By Grace Espinoza
Extension cords
Kiss our spines—
Once outlined and defined
By cotton soft lips—
Dangling, extended, from slender necks
Familiar buzz of tandem heartbeats
Replaced by rumbling monitors
Deafened by the constant hum
Of clicking fingertips
I cannot reach through glass
To trace that smile
Conform it to the memory
Of greedy palms
Cannot wrap my arms
Around you
To set your worries to sail
Connected
Strings of words said
But never meant
Blinded by the bright glow
Monitors casting shadows
On what could have been
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