It's not easy to let go and go
over the cliff in your pinstripe
suit and shiny blue tie just a few
minutes after you left church rolling
down the aisle glazed with water
from a far away sea. It's not easy
to see exactly where the land
drops off you have so much
and your glasses tint in bright
light thin and fashionable your
eyebrows rising peaks above
the wire rim. You might think it's safe
to ride across your estate on a device
of your own making but it's better
to lose control let go of the handle
bars and fly the blue sky washing
away in the river. It's a nice day
for a swim.
—Marci Rae Johnson
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