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Loving At Arm’s Length in the Spaces of the Day

Brian Looney

    Loving at arm’s length in the spaces of the day, when the clouds provide a break. You are exactly one yard away, standing on one leg.
Your balance is remarkable. You have enough for two.

    The first terror hits us like a slap, and you careen to the earth before I can catch you. Just stay down for awhile; clump the dirt in your fists. I’ll be there in a second. Or get up, if you can.

    Loving at arm’s length in the spaces of the day, once the earth stops its shaking. You’re in the same spot as the dust settles, standing like a scarecrow, straw arms out. I knew you weren’t real. I even told you so.



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