Originally Posted: December 31st, 2014
Updated: January 4th, 2020
Closing out 2014 with one of my favorites.
Normally I hate strongly dislike watermarks, but this one is starting to grow on me. The wonders of Photoshop!
“Couple #1” is the first in a series of poems called “The Couple Series.” It was conceived when–following a breakup and other intense life stuff–I somewhat impulsively decided to fly to Hawaii and backpack through the islands. Away from the mainland, I wrote all sorts of poetry about real couples I would witness, my previous relationships, and fictional couples I’d get to know while walking by myself along the sand.
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COUPLE #1 Must've been winter when we last laughed over coffee and my scorched tongue
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