he held her hand
and wouldn’t let go;
lidless eyes open wild
like a raging Victorian bushfire
not knowing what to do,
she apologized
for the human race
then quenched
his thirst
with a long plastic bottle
of Voss
~ P
Jan 18, 2020
Jan 18, 2020 at 9:39 AM UTC
he held her hand
and wouldn’t let go;
lidless eyes open wild
like a raging Victorian bushfire
not knowing what to do,
she apologized
for the human race
then quenched
his thirst
with a long plastic bottle
of Voss
~ P
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