By chris
Date: 2008 May 28
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[[2008.05.28.15.16.24504]]

waiting out the heat

like the lizards
on my patio
and the snakes I'll never see
with the venom I'll never
feel
moving up my arm
toward the heart
as a few clouds glide
over this landscape of raw form
and impossible
color
first seen on a family vacation
safely
from 20,000 feet