making amends
where I grew up the mississippi
flowed from east to west
and if you were a visitor
you’re bearings would be tested
for some reason i can’t cross the river
my curiosity extinguished
at lock & dam thirteen
where sun dogs gather and lie
you said you’d meet me there
once every other lifetime
as if you understood
dying tonight is impossible
september two thousand twenty-one
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