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a Poem by soma

the crowd filled the room like water,
and each came to rest in place—
but i saw you and hummed to life,
and broke from the assembly,
the shuffling, the dull,
and stumbled into the
empty seat beside you.

hello—
i am
nervous, rambling,
breathless.

white shorts and trampolines,
rowdy parks and make believe,
leather seats, pinkcherry lips—

hello again—
i miss you.

late nights and street lamps,
pet stores and french fries,
snow globes, warm boots,
warm coats,
cold hands.

hello?
it’s been a while—

six thousand miles:
no fonder for the distance,
a thread too short,
we could not—

hello.
i’m still
here.