April 4th — My wife

ICR up to the plate

I'm not
lost.
The problem isn't that when
you walk through the room
room,
the water still reflecting the sun
as it falls from your best
uncovered skin
that your body isn't
the exact shape
I could have ever wanted
a song
a breath
a smile
a deeper deeper breath.
it's that I'm perfectly afraid
you're everything I could
have ever wanted.

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For Better or Verse — Poetry Month 2023 et al.

Philip J. Repko, Ian C. Repko, and Philip E. Repko have been fiddling with words for more than a few years. Here we shall periodically contribute.