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The Life Raft

from Another Lap Around the Sun by Jonathan Ng

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Her pee is the color of white wine,
her snort is lispy and sweet.
Eyes twinkle with tragedy,
beautiful but incomplete.
Wears long hair in the winter,
sheds her silky locks in the spring.
Writes napkin poems for no one,
sketches nameless faces for me.

The room was a long bed,
the bed was a life raft out at sea.

Dirty hands in cold pockets,
ironic smiles fill the frame.
Shaper of worlds and sand castles
always getting stuck in the rain.
Whispers conspire beneath blankets,
hearts whisper in dreams.
Griddles curse the daylight,
cereal drools on the jeans.

The room was a long bed,
the bed was a life raft out at sea.

It's not that hard being here.

Prostitute the soul to feed the flesh,
work eight hours a day.
Mortgage life to make money,
borrow excuses to say.
Feel the crush of reason,
the pull of anonymous fate.
But in a child's orbit reality has to wait.

The room was a long bed,
the bed was a life raft out at sea.

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from Another Lap Around the Sun, released September 7, 2022

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