Waiting for Warmth

the water is running
as I stand before the mirror
waiting for it to warm
to wash, shave and comb my hair

waiting, too, for something else
a coldness in me to go
in the light of a love
that will not run out as I grow old

the winter stillness stirs
my eyes pool
clearing my way
with tears

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draws
pulls
woos me
through the night
each knotted line
wants to unravel
into a cadence

a discontent with
the order of garden rows
it is grateful
for flight
in the open air

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Itch

right there
right there
ahhhh
thank you
without you
there are places
I would never reach
without you
parts of me
I would never meet

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Itch