Two steps forward, one in the direction
of our youth,
but shouldn't it be reversed, in accordance
with our longing to reach out and touch the sky,
hands in rungs and pull it
down to us?
Or lie still.
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Please Don't Touch
PoetryPlease Don't Touch is my first self-published book of poetry, written and published originally in 2012. #51 in Poetry, 3 June, 2017 #85 in Poetry, 4 June, 2017 #108 in Poetry, 25 May, 2017 #136 in Poetry, 26 May, 2017 #149 in Poetry, 24 May, 2017 #1...
