I look at you lately
the way our father looks at his iPhone
without his glasses on.
Arms outstretched, squinting,
searching for the true picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I wasn’t near you when it happened,
I don’t know what you did
or how it looked
when the hurried plan
didn’t come to fruition<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I’ve tried to poke my head
into those parallel universes
without easy smiles about football
and grand plans for new lives
every other weekend<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You are a sprawling flysheet
in a strong wind
that I am trying to pin down \u2013
we’ll need more pairs of hands
if this is ever going to work<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The team is assembled
and I will hold my place here
in the backline.
I will hold fast
to your slippery corner<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The cold air
pummels my cheeks
but I feel our gravity,
the weight of all our feet,
increase with each passing second<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I hold my gaze steady;
I wait for the picture.
I will welcome the details
with open arms whenever
you are ready.
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