Tuesday, May 10, 2022

red-blue-red, part 6

a red sun can wake up a storm
follow the blue jays into hiding
the inside of a hawk's mouth
is red with prey
after all in a dog-eat-dog world
it's best to keep an eye out
for your neighbor
the canine barks like paul revere
but it doesn't mean you'll be woken

i've walked the streets of key west
long before the new crop of poets
decided to move on
and leave the dusty stacks
of bent ears and coffee stains
idling in red sweat along frances street
the cemetery is always shifting blue
but the sky forgot
where the blue coral streaks have gone

the beach is only a temporary landing
carry a navigational map
next to your heart
still beating smooth
like a manta ray shadow

--- e b bortz


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