The Things We Draw on Maps
There are men who write
where men don’t speak
peaceful revolts
which overthrow bloodthirsty kings
business men who give undeserved gifts
music in the middle of a battlefield
strawberries in the woods
people who meet & understand each other
amazing triumphs of love with no strings attached
There are small precarious paradises
along the path we walk
on the shore of a wild monstrous sea
where it smells like grilled fish
& festive laughter
where we play without rules and balance
in unison on large red hammocks
where we embrace & lose track of time.
Where we forget with cheerful vehemence
Sergio A. Ortiz
Sergio A.
Ortiz is a two-time Pushcart nominee, a four-time Best of the Web nominee, and
2016 Best of the Net nominee. His poems have appeared or are forthcoming in
Valparaiso Poetry Review, Loch Raven Review, Drunk Monkeys, Algebra Of Owls,
Free State Review, and The Paragon Journal. He is currently working on
his first full-length collection of poems, Elephant Graveyard.
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