Wednesday, November 25, 2020

whales in baltimore

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they say trains sound like tornadoes, 

but sometimes, in Baltimore,

when my eyes were closed 

to the neon purple lights outside

my shadeless windows

the trains sounded more like whales

singing their songs

out into the darkness, 

keeping me 

awake.


and somewhere in Mexico

there are people

wide-eyed with want

watching whales flip fins in

Puerto Vallarta

wishing to hear them sing

as i already did. 


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