open road, no destination
music up
windows down

rain pouring
through our sun roof
we throw our heads back with laughter

home alone
nowhere to be
what to do

smell of fresh paint
I open the first box
and start a new life

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bottom quarter champion

trumpets
weary soldiers
march home

fox cub
retreats back home
bloody paw

twenty-one shots
the soldier presents
your son your flag

white cross headstones
a young boy asks mom
why tears are in her eyes

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CHAMPION
 

BOTTOM half champion

children rise
a chant
to a broken nation's flag

neon posterboards
dance in a circle
the sound of shouted pleas

her key found
tweeting and chirping
Maya's caged bird soars

shiny black wings
spread to freedom—
a nest in the tree

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BOTTOM half champion

bottom quarter champion

pine needles
pierce the cool mountain air
I can finally breathe

screech
from high above
wings spread wide

an afternoon walk
in the empty park
leaves flutter in the rain

grocery store
mom's shopping cart
my scooter