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First Love's Duet MAG
April 30, 2015
She tells me a trash can in Montana
is better than any apartment in a Boston suburb
I ask her, What’s so bad about a trash can?
Why don’t we just go, figure the details out once we get there?
The details
She laughs
Yeah, the details
Food, water, shelter …
We do this dance,
the duet of the dreamer and the realist
She tells me she needs to be there to keep me close to the ground
Just as much as I need to keep her from sinking too far into it
Love is cliché, love is stupid
And all my life I’ve resented the thought of it
But dear god
A trash can in Montana is better than anywhere without her
© Anna K., Portland, OR
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snailkisses PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 26 2015 at 8:40 pm
you called it!! haha
This is a love poem, but it doesn't completely feel like a "LOOOOVE" poem, you know? You're not trying to sell some mushy fairy tale. You're telling a modern day, realistic love story, and DEAR God, it is so beautiful! This will be in the magazine, I garentee it, calling it right now. Amazing.
theblondechick GOLD said...
on May. 7 2015 at 9:27 am
Love this. Love this. Love this. Heartwarmingly true.
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