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A Bed Unmade (for Ruth)

By ralph

Wed, 15 Sep 2004
  • 1876 reads
 

A bed unmade
as if robbed
of order.

We stand
in the hallway
jacketed and keyed
itching to scratch
once more.

Out in the street
we take hands
and promises

We kiss
on a park bench
lost for words
and in each other.

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