Tagged: trail

you made a game of

you made a game of
spotting mushrooms along the
trail, a simple and

delicate distraction – look, don’t
touch. find, don’t catch. stay alive
.
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in this corner, there

in this corner, there
is a version of me who can
recognize fountains,

find my way to water after
getting off trail for eons
.
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there are aches in my

there are aches in my
body i can no longer
ignore. every year

we grow older, a new trail
of bread crumbs beckons us home
.
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with time, we will see

with time, we will see
that we have left
a trail, some
markings
to indicate
how we have
danced in time
.
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sunday walks across

sunday walks across
the ceiling in sequined
shoes, size two, with
the regular irregularity
of a juvenile dog’s pitter-
patter trailing from
not far behind her.
i am barely awake,
listening for a
toddler-sized tumble
.
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hearts are meant to trail

hearts are meant to trail
where thoughts can easily follow –
do not be ashamed
.
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by nightfall, the

by nightfall, the
trail of my
heart is moon-
glazed and leads
nowhere – follow
at your discretion,
it has been known
to build cadences
and impromptus,
verdant ledges
over shimmering
cities,
out of the
softest footsteps
.
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