[motion][less]

i am tired of walking between
two worlds and an Amtrak
a Megabus
a blue speeding Honda

this time, i hardly
saw your face at the station
so i held your eyes in mind
better than i ever beheld you tangibly

but i can’t make promises like
            i’ll never let go
            i believe you love me
            i’m fine
even in motions like this

it’s not fair and
that’s normal
this is just a spinning wheel
whose rotations are familiar

                        tired of walking between
                        your face at the station
                        and that’s normal
                        just a spinning
                        in motions like this

                                                two worlds and
                                                better than i
                                                love me
                                                it’s not fair

                                                            tired of
                                                            between
                                                            familiar
                                                            rotations

                                                                        speeding
                                                                        hardly
                                                                        wheel

emoody lives and writes in the Midwest United States. She works for 12Writing, an online resource hub for creative writers, and teaches creative writing as a Sutherland Fellow at Illinois State University.

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