cherry eyelids dart
into frail english
quick wrists
walking a few inches below
I go to grab ice and see you washing pots
steam rising to your masked face
making conversation over the noise
don't hear a thing but nod in your smile
taking orders with
missing holes in my shirt
rows of sandpaper graze my fingers as I
wait for a red badge
shoes strapped and *****
warm air hits
sitting and reading
in the dingy light
Sep 5, 2021
Sep 5, 2021 at 12:24 AM UTC
cherry eyelids dart
into frail english
quick wrists
walking a few inches below
I go to grab ice and see you washing pots
steam rising to your masked face
making conversation over the noise
don't hear a thing but nod in your smile
taking orders with
missing holes in my shirt
rows of sandpaper graze my fingers as I
wait for a red badge
shoes strapped and *****
warm air hits
sitting and reading
in the dingy light