from p.4 on Monday, September 29th

• Small raindrops
  dance with my freckles.
  Metal bars under
  my feet,
  fun childhood memories,
  new memories,
  stolen kisses in
  the rain.

• My head,
  just a resting boulder
  on his chest.
  Rising and falling
  with each breath--
  his racing heartbeat
  steadies mine.

• Tears well up
  in my tired eyes.
  A heavy heart
  pounds,
  through my delicate chest.
  A chaos of confusion
  circles the air
  around my mind.
  Tip-toeing in to
  make things worse.

• The red dragon
  fly in my eye
  emits ink in the elevator
  up memory support
  dead on the cheese platter.