Saturday, August 18, 2012

the coast

the days are long

cards thrown
one at a time
at a wall of gray cement
they land face down or up
an Ace
a Queen of Clubs not Hearts

is a Jack a Knave?

boats rock
on distant waves
not blue waves
gray green

1 + 1 equals something too far gone to see
the cards don't tell a thing

at the corner of the future
is the past
she knocks me flat
cards fall out of my pockets

I never pick them up

the sea is not too far from here
I can taste the salt

is there a boat out there for me?
a gray boat
on gray waves

the clouds
curtains covering sky
steel curtains
cold rivets
raining down

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