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Syntax Issue 10
Denver Syntax
{vishnu: the train ride to you}
  amanda oaks


the susquehanna
slipping away
from my view,
the collapse
& swell, you

hold that element
of danger like
an abandoned baby
stroller, ginger
pine needles stuck
in its wheels, you

bend my body to
a smooth conch
shell, warm breath
softening my interior
overtones, i

hang in the balance
of our harmonics,
sermonizing the
structure of our
symphony i

could never craft
without you, i

try to stay steady,
holding on to the notes
that keep us

sound