Off to a good start. I wrote my first poem of the day while watching a YouTube video of a trip on Tokyo’s Yamanote Line, as viewed from the cockpit.
You will step out onto the platform
into the humid embrace
of the summer afternoon
You will melt
as you melt into the crowd
of which you are a part
but from which you are completely apart
The streets of Shibuya
will suck you out of the station
and into the open air
Tokyo will scream at you
right to your face
You will smile
though you know she does not love you
she is always there for you
(13 August 2016)
The original post is here:
https://thepoetrymarathon.com/blog/kevinjoconner/hour-one-the-doors-on-the-right-will-open/
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