Wednesday, December 21, 2022

the frozen pond

it looks safe.
the thick ice picking up
the blue
in the sky.
you throw a rock
across
the pond and watch
it skate
to the other side,
you press a stick into
the ice
until it breaks.
it looks safe.
should we give it
a try?
but in your ears
you hear your mother's
voice,
saying no.

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