Duplex

By K. Shawn Edgar

 

High window in the bathroom

I see a spider living there

Above our shower and tub

Its corner web framed by the windowsill

Each silky line, milky white, collecting sunbeams

And storing moisture from the shower head’s waterfall

 

In the bedroom, Sebastian is sleeping in a rectangle of light

It’s his early afternoon spot on the bed

And he tucks his nose under a warm polydactyl paw

And his snores sound like a tiny muted sonar

His breath is linked with my heartbeat

For he was there when I was not complete

 

From the couch I watch for the good people

But don’t see them on the TV show

Mr. Pants is camping on the dryer in the sleeping bag

Twitching legs and whiskers show, he’s leaping in the grass

Trying hard to bite a squirrel’s ass

Even deep in the aether of dreams his large talons are out

 

The music plays and Jack Johnson sings the positive words

I dance a crazy dance on our kitchen floor

Bare-toed feet, stick-leg pants, my hood pulled low

Hands up, loosely swaying, eyes down, nearly closed

My bone-toe shuffle mixes banana pancakes over the linoleum

As my mind memorizes each conspicuous bundle of swirling dust

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Here’s the thing Doesn’t matter what you say Or where you are We both know what was felt Though we’ll never again add to We both know what was done What was shared What we’ll miss Though ones will fade We’ll both have memories Of what we did Even if they come and go When they reappear For a time we’ll both know During the times One’s just a shell The other’s strength Will pull us through When one seems so far away The other will stay To bring them back As long as one has breath We’ll not let the other down And if the breath Is not together lost The other will not say goodbye But be along soon So here’s the thing That no matter what tomorrow brings Though what it is We cannot know Somewhere hidden there within Our love will always show

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You, you were there for me You, you showed what life could be Though time was short Words were wise The love ran deep And you were there for me You played like a child When the time was right Knew when to cuddle And give some space Your eyes spoke in ways Words never could If I needed help I knew you always would And you, you were there for me You, you showed what life could be You never questioned why Yet always answered well Had a way of making me tell Getting me to face What I tried to hide You always knew What I felt inside Though it’s harder now I know you still do Though you had to go And wherever you are Time will never erase That you, you were there for me The love ran deep Words were wise And you, you were there for me

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I can

Think up

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