Spring's brightness,
Morning light,
And the lingering
Coldness of February;

But I know those
Soft places:
Fleshy contours I could
Want to enjoy--

Yet, solitary, separate,
Proudly perhaps
And independent,
We greet the day--

Maintaining that We
That others must not see.

02/17/2015

Author's Note: "Morning coffee" at Burger King.

Posted on 02/18/2015
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