Two Poems Inspired by the poetry of Matt W. Miller and his book "Tender the River":
words conjuring words
percussive concussive words
words exhaled words exhorted
words woven with sweet sweat
wild words mouthed with a vow
say it
say it in one breath
say it while breathing it all in
say it swearing gritty dusty bloody
with gravel on your hands
after another messy fall
pick yourself up
now grab the pen
say it
words cut both ways
an old wound of mine
carefully forgotten
you found the scar
left by words of another
an old wound of mine
where I avoid the touch
no wish to recall
today your words remember
that pain where the skin was cut
that memory and the scar
where I pull away
your words now touching
touching gently on the wound
an old pain felt
this time touching
gently touching
your gift of words
January 2025 North Andover
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