2.27.2011

when the fence didn't snag my dress

just jumped,
and i'm
leanin'
against the fence,
breathless
on the other side.


o, how my heart
is a thud thud thud

with the rush
of flight &
the deathfear of the leap

but the firm,
dark, ground catches me,

my sidewalking boots
impressing two grateful kisses.

the dusky morning breeze flickers,
cool fire through my chopped hair,

& i throw one last glance

over the young gleaming grass.
the sun's coming up, like sweetness,
like apples, over my summer hills and haunts,

and i turn,
and i run.

the day will never catch me.

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