lying in perfect patterns
you crunch beneath my feet
and she knows that i am coming
i walk slowly
listening as the waves lap against the shore
shading the sun from my eyes
it is hot
and sweat rolls down my back
are you reading?
she shakes her head
and i sit beside her in the shade
are you still singing?
sometimes, she answers
not enough
what would make it enough?
i ask
freedom, she answers
we stand together
and walk slowly into the water
up to our necks
wearing our clothes
i look up
a bird flies overhead
do you think the birds are free?, i ask
she looks at me
and answers
yes.
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