he waits on the bluff
watching moonlit shadows
of every person crossing the river
til sunrise
he's waited for her shadow
for two years
for this moment
they were schoolmates
then lovers then separated
by five hundred miles of dusty sacrifice
he went north
in search of wages
she stayed behind
caring for her mother
he eventually found work
as a carpenter
building everything from
rough forms for concrete
to fine interior cabinetry
but with every new plan they made
there were new barriers
details unexpected
til tonight
a mad dash
thru a window opening
they will hold on
to the moon
& dive on thru
--- e b bortz
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