This Other Man

in #poetry2 years ago (edited)




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Always wanted a skylight,
Right above my bed,
Where I could watch
Stars and storms,
Hear the rain’s soft tread.


Always wanted
A ravine house
High above the pond
Where I’d watch sail boats
Until the sun went down.

None of my dreams
Came to pass—
You interrupted
All my plans;

But now I’m seeing myself
Through you
And liking
This other man.



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