Tagged: love

please pardon me for

please pardon me for
noticing – you are a weird
shape to hold tonight
.
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mama and daddy

mama and daddy
met on the intersection
of apples and pears,

and the rest is delicious
history – baked, sauced, freshly peeled
.
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after all these years,

after all these years,
mom and dad still perfects every
recipe with love

and unwavering patience –
two stomachs are better than one
.
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six-forty-five and

six-forty-five and
snoring – you are like clockwork, a
rude awakening
.
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the people we know

the people we know
and love, loved, still love are quite
easily the same

people who shoot to kill – warning:
not-an-intruder alert
.
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both/and to the nth

both/and to the nth
power for we only love and
learn in shades of gray
.
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in the hushed pockets

in the hushed pockets
behind the front teeth, the taste of
salt when the tears still

come after twelve years, looking
up at the five-day-old moon
.
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mama always shares

mama always shares
her brooches – gold, silver, cultured
pearls, multi-stoned – we

dare to look ageless, protected
from time by our talismans
.
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in myriad ways,

in myriad ways,
day two is similar to
day one – we gather,

break bread, remember to be
grateful for a brand new day
.
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maybe between love

maybe between love
and sweaters, there is a third
or a thirty-third

alternate universe where gifts
can only be intangible
.
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