Jaimie Gusman

1,488 Readings

I Got Dressed This Morning For You

Birds,

seventeen

red-crests

singing

wear

the dress

the one

you feel

sleek in

like an eel

a world

with no

freshwater

no ocean

is one

we can’t

shake after

a dream.

Posted 04/27/16

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