"The Weight of Thought"
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final May 31, 2021
this is time alone
in an open-air bar a chance encounter a shared drink this is leaving together under the eye of the bartender that shared walk on the beach finding in the passing sands seashells and shared interests this is the tide coming in cold water touching ankles this is the rising water a warning this is the smile in the coffee shop off Ku'Damm the awkward introduction composed of two languages the walk under steel skies the agreement to meet again this is the question asked on the razor's edge along the narrows at the strait of Öresund this is fifteen minutes witnessing mannerisms and remembering every detail now five years on this is the shared cab with coworkers the agreement of who's to sit on whose lap this is your joint decision, quickly made the electricity coursing through the cabin -- yet shocking nobody this is the map you keep folded all the locations camouflaged restrained in silence this is the "No's" to the knowing of two random persons intersecting this is the constant reaffirmation of commitment, this is guilt like ghosts haunting not in the sex never sought but memory whispering all the romantic love ley-line crossings left untraced this is the weight of thought |
first composition, typed & shared May 28, 2021
this is time alone
in an open-air bar a chance encounter a shared drink this is leaving together under the eye of the bartender the shared walk on the beach finding in the passing sands seashells and shared interests this is the tide coming in cold water touching ankles this is the rising water a warning this is the smile in the coffee shop off Ku'Damm the awkward introduction composed of two languages the walk under steel skies and the agreement to meet again this is the question asked on the razor's edge at the narrows of the strait of Öresund this is fifteen minutes of witnessing mannerisms and remembering each in detail a half-decade later still this is the shared cab with coworkers the agreement of who's to sit on whose lap this is your joint decision, quickly made the electricity coursing through the cabin -- yet shocking nobody this is the map you keep folded all the locations camouflaged restrained in silence this is the "No's" to the knowing of two random persons intersecting this is the constant reaffirmation of commitment, this is guilt like ghost haunting not in the sex never sought memory whispering all the deeper romantic love ley-line crossings left untraced this is the weight of thought |
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