he held it to my lips to drink, i took it slowly
the forest around, weeping
the eyes that frisk and partially drown,
the heart seeing nothing but ambiance and soft hands.
i can no longer watch this summer pass, for it has already begun,
to pass
and the strangled nights, the happy nights on the stoop or a
train ride to Trenton
marks the year
as your blood upon my tearful eye.
