Sunday, February 10, 2013

it's okay, this time (and the next, and the next)

long sleeves and dark glasses


insistent drops
pregnant splashes
on the windshield
she’ll sit here all night
green glow from the dash
bathing her
desolate voices from the radio
butter on the bruises
like ice, but warmer
the keys don’t really matter
maybe some other time,
some other night

(what if she stays?)
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5 comments:

  1. LuLuFebruary 10, 2013 at 8:24 PM

    Sounds as though she's already halfway gone.

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  2. Optimistic ExistentialistFebruary 11, 2013 at 6:55 AM

    Beautiful Lauren...you have some serious writing talent.

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  3. sweetapplerumFebruary 11, 2013 at 9:57 AM

    Perhaps she's halfway gone.

    Thanks for the kind words.

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 11, 2013 at 3:18 PM

    Love it, love it, love it.

    Wonder if you've made any further decision on teaching in Africa...I'm also considering something like that. Something has to change, right?

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  5. sweetapplerumFebruary 11, 2013 at 3:48 PM

    Peter, I'm actually applying all over- Japan, China, Thailand, Korea, etc. Haven't heard back from my recruiter about Africa, but the international schools are damn competitive. I'm moving in June, just not sure where the hell I'm going, but yes, agreed. Change is in the air.

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