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a lucky shot in the dark

i think of my life sometimes
in the context of Tswift lyrics:
“we never had a shotgun shot in the dark” to
“we are a shot in the darkest dark” to
“august sipped away like a bottle of wine –
’cause you were never mine”
yet, look – here you are next to me
on the couch having coffee every morning
here are your boxer briefs i wash and fold
with my heart full of love and feeling lucky
because i get to be the one to fold your underwear
how easy, how comfortable, how perfect it can be
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delay

It’s been nearly 
five years 
and I’ve grown 
weary 
waiting for you, 
but you said 
the end is near, 
the delay
almost over, 
so in a few days 
I’ll be making room 
on a particular finger. 
I’ll be as ready 
as I’ve been 
for nearly five years. 
There’s nothing I want 
more than us.

Photo by JUDY ANN DAYOT on Unsplash

skerry

People think 
I’m only joking 
when I say
I want to run away 
to a tropical island 
where no one can find me — 
but with my luck, 
I’ll get nothing more 
than a skerry
to cling to, 
and the waves will 
keep pounding me 
either way. 
Still, having the chance, 
I’d go.

Photo by Geoffrey Moffett on Unsplash

rain

For months we’ve 
prayed for rain, 
heeding burn bans, 
losing the chance this year 
to sit around fire pits 
shooting shit with friends, 
watching stars fall, 
pretending this is fine, 
and we’ll live to see 
a better world 
before we’re gone.

Photo by Kittitep Khotchalee on Unsplash

trolls

Consider for a moment
the unhoused among us.
They’re not trolls
lurking under bridges.
They’re people who,
more often than not,
had a bout of bad luck
they couldn’t overcome.
It’s hardly ever a fault
of their own, and
they deserve more than we give.

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