circling in our solar system
competing gravity
can be
so disruptive
knocked out of orbit
ecosystem’s off
where’s the off switch
life, I need to pause, regroup
oh, you just spit summer
and say: here!
this is your holiday
enjoy me
so I lay my bronzing, once-pale body out
a sacrifice of sorts
to Greek gods playing with fire
and nothing
is permanent
they say they found water on Mars
we are the ants of ants of ants
playing in a cosmic sandbox
Sometimes he treats me
like a lover
the drape of coat on my shoulder
finishing touch, perfect object
of affection
the night where
we fell
no, not like that, but still
I wonder if it
could have all gone to hell
the patched-up,
still-brilliant tooth smile
of shared belonging
our concurrent ways
hurtling through space
time spent, time wasted
so wasted…
the wax and wane of
sun, moon, stars
and
guitars
My sometimes brother
my almost lover
we are
like sibling planets
whose
orbits align
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