Squeezing black
fruit into bread.

—

Adult man metal
detects on the children’s
playground,

charmed anklets
dropped in sand.

—

Between branches, cater-
pillars in Hallo-
ween nest,

millipede’s shadow
beneath the pillow.

—

I want to watch movies
in the dark with you,
and also through
the window.

—

Blacks and darks are just
as they should be,
while brights are

—

Brights are wells.

— Jen Tynes (© 2007)


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