~White Night~
~Photo by Sarah Mahina Calvello
it was a watery
gray night
the mist hung like forever hanging
pearls
and we were driving fast
winding down
the freeway like wayward bandits
and you
slid past me
when I said I liked
the white roses
nestled like dreams
in the night
the sprinklers washing them
in fairy tale
waters
the webs of dreams
you handed me
a single rose
white and heavy
curving and curling
ending at green
when you hold me
the warmth remains
it’s like a smiling secret
let’s run away from here
and never look back
unwinding
our story
like the petals
of the flower
you gave me
that unsuspecting night
-Sarah Mahina Calvello
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