cleothedog

Category: Poetry

you come to me
your breath smelling of cheese
            smoked gouda and cheddar
say you need a hug

sky white against black trees
try as you might to get back here
seems such a trial just to say it
but there’s our bed and I made it

what a beautiful thing
the way the sun comes in
through the bathroom window
in the middle of the day when you’re
showering

horizontal
feel the fire licking my feet and
the wind sweeping around my ears

perhaps it’s over i wonder
hovering on top of It

how does it happen?
i wonder
hanging on top of hooks

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i like to walk at night
when the houses are lit
you’re admiring your antique stove with your house guests
my dog is peeing in your lawn

the ways we have
of propelling ourselves out of orbit
holding onto our own bodies with two hands
wrapped up
and flinging ourselves out into the street
when the light is low
and the bats are flying