Cherry Blossom
by Jessi Calynn 


Hot tea soothes the cold fish
and biting rains are softened
by your Velcro lips
and the hands of a man with fight
slip out of the fists
they once knew
as a quarter for a wish
and a bronzed laughing woman 
melt into the orange seat where I sit
the sun is laughing at me
a spark in those mooneyes is lit
chocolate covers the face of our future
carelessly thrown a kiss
a cafe au lait is waiting
on the block we somehow missed
while margarine and rat bait
pose as the art of the minute
until Saleme can drive us home.
© Copyright 2000 by Jessi Calynn

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