Judy Halebsky – Ⅳ

Ocean Beach to Tokyo 

 

 

 

 

One plane went off the runway in Denver

and one into the Hudson

 

you dry a starfish on the window sill

wrap it in tissue for my carry on

 

we fall at the same speed

a jar with lightening bugs

a belt buckle

a stamped letter

a leaf without wind

 

STDs travel in packs

and planes crash in 3s

 

Brenda Hillman says three is predictable

do something else

 

I would fall for you with branches

with asteroids, feathers, pollen spores

petals, parking tickets

 

 

a plane      could crash

we                could survive

 

 

I would

 

as in

I could