You have jacked me up
with promises like tar sands
stretching to the sea,
leaving stained foam to
mark the water's curdled edge.
I am all confused
and can feel my pulse
behind my open sockets.
You have grabbed my wires
in your black crow form
and gone to roost in the pines
at the edge of things.
I'm still gathering
my oaths and incantations.
I will call you down.
You can count on it.
June 19, 2016 11:54 AM
Here is what I imagine. We went on vacation to Costa Rica and hiked to this spot, close to the coast. Just out of the picture we made camp and then bathed in the pool at day's end, using the waterfall as a shower. The jungle treated us very well, and I said so. You kissed me good night as if nothing was up and we slept. I woke once to find you lying beside me peacefully. We stayed fully clothed because of the insects. In the morning when I woke you were gone. Your gear was gone and where you set it seemed hardly disturbed. I found no note and no sign of foul play. I was sure you left me of your own choice, and I knew where you might have gone. I can still remember the Pacific the way it whispered in the distance.
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The chicken crossed the road. That's poultry in motion.