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lake in the winter
Erren Kelly
and the breath coming out
of my body
could lead a trail to god
from blocks away, i can
hear the rumble of
the el, which loops
the city and is the heartbeat
that holds it together
women walk to the train
some waifish and delicate
other big boned and impressive
like ella fitzgerald
not all women are beautiful
but all women are made
beautiful through love
we all wait on the platform
and catch trains
that will lead us to our dreams
the lake is an eye of god
watching in the background
all of us waiting to be embraced
by big shoulders
as the el comes to take us
away
