poem: inspired by paul éluard’s ‘liberty’
the way the ocean shimmered in the sunset my rusty beach cruiser tires covered in sand dipping salty fries into thick milkshakes there’s so much to tell you sharing a laugh with my cousin in the moonlight throwing the ball into the waves until the dog is tired feeling like everything is coming together there’s so much to tell you hiking through ancient green dinosaur lands cleansing myself in cold waterfalls red dirt staining the soles of my shoes there’s so much to tell you learning to be alone in an island paradise cold drinks before swimming in the sunset making new friends and scraping my knee there’s so much to tell you glitzy gamblers serving as muses winning at blackjack for a change diving deep into the warm nighttime pool there’s so much to tell you treading the primitive trails at arches hikers yearning for a bit of shade my sneakers leaving nothing but a trace there’s so much to tell you paddling down the silty colorado river caps full of brown water cooling me down learning more and more about the family I chose there’s so much to tell you then the evening comes in fast and loose and I hear you in every song on the radio there’s no doubt you’ll always be with me there’s so much to tell you
