The Secret
There is an island in Utah –
yes, an island
There is an island in Utah –
yes, an island
In bed, and it starts again,
whimpering somewhere
in the neighborhood, a dog
Once I ran across a long green field. Inevitably lost the end to that memory.
Don’t need summer. Still haven’t figured out how to work the radiator.
“…part of the work of the tongue is to befriend a certain kind of exile, to plant as many kisses there as I can.”—janan alexandra
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