Boat Ride on Lake Vertigo
February 14th, 2007
By Archived Story
Chasing sun on water we glide
on husks of metal across
earth or sky not knowing
which end is up.
Wind slides between shirt
and skin causing
bodies to search for heat,
thigh against thigh.
His profile cuts
horizon, searching
infinite blue as
I watch ripples recede from oar,
wooden, smooth, and slender.
I grab his hand as we slip
through water like glass
