The moon throws shadows
on the house walls
as we sit in chairs in the front yard,
and talk of people in our past
and wonder
about old and present currents
of connection

There were other things during our walk —
teenage angst and what occasioned it,
how a cycle of oppression can be broken
and how the past itself can be reworked

More than the thoughts expressed,
the paths through which they traveled,
the rooms they’ve opened up
in each other’s minds
have left me feeling warm towards you
within the promise
of dwelling there in coziness together.

©Wendy Mulhern
October 2, 2017