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Arnold Avenue
(C. Wilson)

sleepless
the hollow pillow
burning dusk into dawn
the existential plot of craving
soaking in the sun
here I met Wendy
seemingly unsatisfied
the daze of Detroit far past her
dredged within those eyes

wading the warmest waters
table tops and tides
lurking with such buoyancy
in spite of all you find

the color of coral drowned her
parting fingers...friends and foe
a dusty humid smile
resilient in its tow
facade of concerted discerning
I ponder why you stay
on this highway number zero
wicked are its ways

the seawall meets these sandals
like strangers greet your sighs
distorting every signal
you keep this all in stride
lagoon of mirrors haunting
speaking showers of the sky
pools of lifeless longing
those things that swept you by

wading the warmest waters
over table tops and tides
lurking with such poignancy
despite the failed design

you're the crescent of these corners
peaking below and behind
situated...the center of bargain
a bargain so unkind
'til the crashing down on coral
we dusted a million times
the end of Arnold Avenue
didn't you seek and never find
and never find
and never find
and never find


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