

Unlocked.

I don’t gaze out the window
all that much.
There’s a whole world
out there
not meant for me.
I’m allowed a patch of fog
and something to read.
I’ve seen my love
and he has a tweed jacket
with elbow patches.
Without anything to say
except look at the moon
please, before you lose
all sense of wonder.
The day is an empty embrace
which I didn’t think was possible
until I started to grow up recently.
I’m buried beneath
years of outward reticence
and inner abandon-
there aren’t enough antacids
to make up the difference.
The breeze blew in
over our sandwiches
and though the road seemed empty,
the sky was full of birds
and we shared a magic smile.