Shore
a horseshoe crab shell
empty in the shadow of
an upturned rowboat
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moonlit surf-
the lifeguard tower
stands empty
Category Archives: Broken
Distance
feeling out of place
out of time and out of mind
without you with me
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unfamiliar stars-
in hotel sheets
missing you
Trouble
you think things are bad
why not try rolling your eyes
at me one more time
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crows take flight-
under the elm
a shallow grave
Burden
down by the river
releasing slights collected
after all these years
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on my back-
the weight of countless
grains of sand
Lakeside
an empty rowboat
tied down to a weathered dock
rocking in the swells
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salt spray-
the old pier’s
bleached bones
Pinned
a beast of burden-
the cold weight of my shadow
pins me to the past
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shadow boxes-
beetle’s wings
on display
Return
reliving the past-
why am I drawn back to you
time and time again
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poison ivy-
the inevitability
of regrowth
Regrets
your name on my phone-
against my better judgment
I answer the call
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labor day-
the first taste
of pumpkin spice
Futility
in the deep end
endlessly treading water
lest I slip under
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sand hill cranes-
a bicycle rusts
amid the cattails
Justice
who will stand and speak
when there is such injustice
if not I then who?
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angry seas-
ramshackle rafts
adrift and lifeless