Tagged: unit

between the walls of

between the walls of
our unit, the pipes are heating
up tonight, scatting

a rhythm familiar
only to the oldest tenants
.
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friendships are measured

friendships are measured
by the length of time it takes
to finish a good

cup of coffee – the short and
long of it is anyone’s guess
.
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for the most part, the

for the most part, the
ones who can leave leave, the ones
who can’t stick it out,

compare notes with neighbors, at
times, eye the empty units
.
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setting aside wings,

setting aside wings,
we will always look to the
next best unit of

measurement to define our-
selves and each other, gauge worth
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: gauge

we are all at once

we are all at once
secure and insecure
about the space
between us –
with no agreed upon
unit of measurement,
we have to
negotiate every
vibration, adapt
to each curve,
swallow words
in different
combinations and feel
the push and pull
of acceleration
with a new gravity
.
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