henopoeia

I said lots of things. Too many. Nobody to talk to, that’s why.
— A.C.H. Smith.

I carry you
with me, four
pink stones
in a black
coat pocket.

What I will
not write
I say to the
pebbles,
my hands
cooled
by saltwater.

Atlantic eyes
lined with
gold and
copper
wink-
wink-wink

are you there?

Listen—

Your heart
is not a stone.


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