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and i could cry distances
between gossamer
summers like tiny bells
hum sound iterations;
why such tiny breaths in
cicadas
capture our focus.
and you could stare for
miles about nickels,
seeds,
pens tees and clubs
from god yet
there’s no sound
if there’re no lungs.
and i could cry
destinations
further than we’ve gone;
this valley path runs
down rivers streams
rapids a glaze,
like luck snowspots, like
cherry thick cheeks
frostbit from arachnids,
sweet rainbow sherbert
mosquitoes; sour
is the heart
sometimes.
and we could stare out
telescopes,
kaleidoscopes,
creepy crazy-eyed tigers
existing without holiness
or Life or Death or
concrete vision; who
paves these roads
anyway.

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This poem is inspired by the feeling I get staring at sunsets, trees, rivers, and valleys. Love extends beyond the bounds of humankind; it merges with nature until the two are inseparable. I've never been in a romantic relationship, but my love for nature feels romantic. Maybe it's a different type of love. Maybe not. Either way, it's quenching. Who's to say what constitutes love?