winter 2019 from Ox-Bow by madeleine aguilar

I laid on my back in the boat
With a worm in my hands
And watched the colored shadows
Dance across the ceiling

He was playing the organ
And everything felt right

I sang and when everyone's voices joined in
I couldn't help but smile
She said that made your heart shine
And everything felt right

I'm still far away
I'm in a different place
What's done is done they say
But I know I'll never be the same

I bent over the cardboard sign
With a paintbrush in my hands
But I made the letters too big
So they ran off the edge

We told stories from high school
And everything felt right

I'm still far away
I'm in a different place
What's done is done they say
But I know that I'll be back someday

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