*I am Wings*
We're at Rexham Beach
when you stroll by
wearing the tightest
smile
your tanned shoulders
whispering to me
whispering clear as day

"Wings! I am wings!"

floating past the spot
where I stand
nailed to the shore
one foot in ocean
one on dry land
but already way
way over my head


*The Note*
I write you a note
unsigned
folded and tucked
inside the novel
you've been reading
Lord of the Flies or
Huckleberry Finn my
heart pounding so hard
I can't see straight.

Next day in homeroom
your eyes look different.

All I want to say is:
don't worry about
any hidden meanings
or crazy symbolism
like in English class.

This note means
only what it say:

Springtime
and I wish I knew you


*First Kiss*
I'll never forget
that empty barn
smell of dry hay
those long columns
of dusty light

for one whole minute
you and I breathed
the same breath


*Space*
How you hated
the little gap,
small extra space
between your front teeth.

"My folks wouldn't
shell out the bucks
to get it fixed."

But I wanted to say:
Leave that space
Let it be.

Leave space
in your life
for me.


*Basket*
we walk
holding hands
our fingers
woven together
hanging between us
like a basket
soft but strong
and snugly knit
with room enough
for love to fit