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I want like the grass

March 19, 2024
By annapopnikolova BRONZE, Nantucket, Massachusetts
annapopnikolova BRONZE, Nantucket, Massachusetts
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I want like the grass

I want/like the grass/to be

Forgetful,

and at peace/with movement. 

The shape of your body/the outline/

not a priority/but imprint/only.

I want/movement/to not stir me.

I don't want to be/disturbed/only at wait/

I don't want to wait/for you/any more— 

But I want/like the grass/to be always there/

Ready to receive your fall/and hold. 


I envy her/calmness— 

The way she is cut/and cut/and cut.

I envy also/the way you put your body on her/

The way she caught you/elbows in the mud/

Coming down/off acid/and held.


I want/like the grass/to be

Kind,

and not let green jealousy/cut me.

But some nights/I want/I like the grass/to be

Forgetful,

and always moving/on. 


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