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The Pigeon

Lucy Winrow

The bare trees clawed
The empty space above us
I held your hand tight
We were close but distant.

Brown leaves crunched
And fell apart softly underfoot
On the startling green cushions of grass
The smell of childhood sprang up
Earthy, clean and pure
With death not far behind
The smell of an unlit bonfire.

The leaves blew and I was reminded
Of autumn days kicking small boots
Sensing a collective nostalgia
Without understanding it
Now I felt their cool breath
And was suddenly surrounded
By wisps of ghost children
All remembering the same.

At that moment a pigeon flew
Cutting through the air
Right in front of our eyes
Its soft feathers stiffened together
Thumping the sky
As it disappeared into the distance
I imagined holding it in my hand
Cupping its chest and feeling
Its heart pump in its downy body
As I imagined your flat palm
Pressed between my legs
I followed it out of sight
But you were looking straight ahead.
I don’t think you saw it.



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