Embers
empathy for the embers
leftover from
last night's desperation
oblivion casts long shadows—
the mind keeps burning it
to see peace
Metaphor For ________
the knife shouldn’t exit
the pie cleanly
part of it sits on the blade
this love shouldn't exit
the body cleanly
part of it is bleeding
The Leap
in the arch of a ballerina's foot
a school of birds
taking flight
Charlie Interrupts The Conversation To Say
hover just on the edge
of a gravitational
anomaly
Destination
hey everyone
stop falling in love without me
i'm stuck in traffic
Getting Nowhere, But Making A Spectacle
♪ Row
row
row
your
boat
gently
down
the
street ♪
♪ Row
row
row
your
boat
gently
down
the
street ♪
♪ Row
row
row
your
boat
gently
down
the
street ♪
♪ Row
row
row
your
boat
gently
down
the
street ♪
♪ Row
row
row
your
boat
gently
down
the
street ♪
♪ Row
row
row
your
boat
gently
down
the
street ♪
♪ Row
row
row
your
boat
gently
down
the
street ♪
♪ Row
row
row
your
boat
gently
down
the
street ♪
Michael F. Gill lives in Boston and creates poetry, music, podcasts, and puzzles, all of which can be found at http://www.bbtp.net. He is currently listening to disco and running to the bakery.
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