Excerpt: I stand in silence
waiting for you
and the high tide
to sweep it all away.
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Cast Out of Eden: What Can’t Be Saved
Excerpt: He fumbles on with broken feet,
forever broken,
as I watch it all,
knowing that I can’t save him.
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Cast Out of Eden: The Painting
Excerpt: All that you wanted it to be:
imperfect,
crooked,
but perfect in a happy way.
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Cast Out of Eden: Photograph
Excerpt: When you smear your finger
over the glass corner,
notice the crack,
and dare not tell her
that imperfections are present.
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Cast Out of Eden: My House of Usher
Excerpt: . . . its quite beauty,
an attempt to run away,
but afraid to do so:
forever frozen in contemplation.
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Cast Out of Eden: Words
Excerpt: I breathe not your oxygen,
but the words that fill the gap between us,
cutting off my breath,
forever leaving me gasping for air.
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Cast Out of Eden: Undertow
Excerpt: His words filled the table,
leaving little room for your elbows to rest,
let alone a path for you to leave.
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Cast Out of Eden: Independent
Excerpt: He serves you first
like an unwanted birthday gift.
You smile–
because your mother always told you to do so…
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Cast Out of Eden: Eye Contact
Excerpt: You won’t give him the validation,
even as he smooths his hands
over the rear of her jeans,
removing her cell phone,
so that she can pay with it.
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Cast Out of Eden: The Next Day
Excerpt: Color fades,
drained,
like you from me.
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