POEM A DAY 2020

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Posted by Lizzie Hessek February 01, 2020

Another timeline

In another timeline,
I flew home to be at the deathbed.
I brought good, cheap wine
And macarons along.
In another timeline,
Begun at the juncture
Of here and there
I never left Pennsylvania
So I never came back.
There's this other world
In which we never tried
And failed to start a family
So we never had to redefine
And disintegrate what we are.
But there are no other routes
I could have followed
To arrive in this bed
In this dim light
Next to this unexpected body.
In another timeline,
I'm wishing I had this.

Posted by Matthew January 30, 2020

Elder Argument The Elder

We're all mates here, and yes since we're here by virtue of.

But I'm not your mate, which is a bit like saying well we can't be friends then,

and so the kerbside validation is upturned like a nose, like a thumb,

like a saw wave, but maybe not as precise as its oscillations,

no control over that child's voice, and no I can't clink glasses that hard,

don't want our libations mixed, should our ideas too.