Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Napowrimo day 6: for Joe

 This spring I envy the robins

And the way they talk such joy in eating worms

It makes me think of pasta at my father's favorite Italian restaurant

They eat worms like they're claiming springtime

As something that belongs to them


I have a red button down I wear when I want to remember what it's like to be in love

But it's not aerodynamic enough that I can fly in it

And when hawks fly overhead and my friends hide in the bushes

And call their two-toned danger alarm

I leave my red chest and my worm behind 

And hide and know that this wait will be over soon. 

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