Saturday, April 2, 2016

PICKING UP MY DAUGHTER AT HER BOYFRIEND'S HOUSE ON HIS BIRTHDAY

i'm early
and so parked by the curb
as the stars wink
their cosmic arias
over the suburban streets.
the blue of twilight
twinkles like
a Matte painting of
a movie set.
Leonard Cohen
in London
Comes through
the minivan speakers,
crooning about his secret life.
alone, I scroll 
through my
smartphone. . .
the screen lighting up
my face
like a portent,
a strange sign
both ominous and near.


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