Minor Key

Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@artemkovalev?utm_source=medium&#38;utm_medium=referral">Artem Kovalev</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/?utm_source=medium&#38;utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a><br/><br/>We can take it slowlike a heavy breath suspendedover an aching chordtrailing on long pastthe moment we would gasp,aching for breath.<br/><br/>This hasn&#8217;t been a love song.We don&#8217;t carry ourselvesin easy notes, we fightfor every little thing.Each failure, yes, andthe few times we win.<br/><br/>I want, someday, to see you dancein the moonlight over the East River.And maybe there will come a daywhere we don&#8217;t have to tastesuch perfect joy. <br/><br/>Get full access to Sonnets &c. at <a href="https://zjppoetry.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast">zjppoetry.substack.com/subscribe</a>