Tagged: wishes
we are ever four
we are ever four
wishes away, as life’s genie
grants precisely three
.
20200722:2042
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on a pork shoulder
on a pork shoulder
kind of afternoon, wishes
are granted loosely,
promises fulfilled, and every
minute finger-lickin’ sweet
.
20170914:1209
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standing at the edge
standing at the edge
of brooklyn, discarded wishes
rolling down the tracks
.
20161016:2154
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in unmarked moments,
in unmarked moments,
we catch ourselves tipping the
scales for life, making
wishes for more or less of
the same thing, being so lucky
.
20160925:1003
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dreams, wishes,
dreams, wishes,
untested wings –
waiting in the hangar
.
20141017:0919
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on your first birthday
on your first birthday
away, we yank a couple
of phone lines in
search of you, mouths
holding unspent wishes
.
20141011:0011
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we grow out of
we grow out of
wishes, but
never wishing –
it’s a delicate
adjustment,
from longing
to letting go
.
20140213:1346
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years later, the trick
years later, the trick
is still hidden away in
his sleeves, guarded by
those wish-fulfilling fingers –
in dad’s arms, i feel weightless
.
20120918:0848
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don’t underestimate
don’t underestimate
the things you sell
yourself in bite-
sizes – at the tip
of a wish are other
wishes clamoring
to get out
.
20110615:0853
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someone has finally
someone has finally
captured these long
shadows, tied
them down with
well-lit scarves,
leaned in
to drink
deeply
before granting
vespertine wishes
.
20110609:0828
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