What carries us through
A poem.
We lie on the driveway, side by side,
old sheet pulled up
to our shoulders to fend off the mosquitoes,
and look
for shooting stars against the August sky.
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(I see one – there! Did you see it?)
Too hot to touch, I feel for your hand,
hold a single finger,
love you,
bigger than the sky,
for taking me outside
to see.
Editor's note: The Perseid meteor shower will peak the night of Aug. 12.
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