*

You must enjoy the risk

swallowing rainwater, splashing

so close to the ground

 

wait alone for the train

you know is never in time

can’t rub the tracks dry

 

or keep you from leaning too far

--it’s the chance you take, wave

--sometimes waves, sometimes for nothing.

 

 

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apocryphaltext Vol. 2, Nos. 2 & 3

 


24 poems by simon perchik