words make beauty,
they also make cages
desire has no end,
except where poems
stop & songs begin
the goal can’t be reached,
only savored
cobras spit,
watch out for that
it will be over
too soon
& most important:
the sky is a trick
of distance, your
lover is not
May 25, 2020
May 25, 2020 at 6:18 PM UTC
words make beauty,
they also make cages
desire has no end,
except where poems
stop & songs begin
the goal can’t be reached,
only savored
cobras spit,
watch out for that
it will be over
too soon
& most important:
the sky is a trick
of distance, your
lover is not
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