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Silk Suspenders

by James C. Morehead

 

take me away

far away

to a city in the clouds

suspended by silk threads

swaying in cool breeze

 

leave me by the front gate

on the north side

i'll wander through tranquil gardens

forever stopping to probe rich air

air filled with the yellowpurplelavender

of a thousand flowers

 

later

when soft shadows being to grow

i'll walk down cobble lanes

unmarred by carriage wheels

past marble shops

with lace-curtained windows

                                       a pet store

with laughing collies

inviting

           chocolate

from the bakery next door

a warm thick scent

holding me in temptation

 

but whenever i feel dull

or bored

i'll use my sharpened razor

to cut another silk thread

and feel the city shiver

beneath my feet


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James C. Morehead