Dear Darkness--consider this
my last attempt
to reach you. My previous
few missives
having boomeranged back
unread, postmarks blurred
by the gloved hands
that tried carrying
them to your door.
Or, torn
by the machines.
I wish
you could see the water
here, so clear
you can see the bottom--
thought that's nothing
new for me. All afternoon
I let sun seep
my skin, steep me
like strong tea.
Despair,
if you've moved
I wish you would
send word
or ring.
How I would sing
like a kettle to keep you.
[Kevin Young {1970- } 'I don't burn' from Dear Darkness]
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