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Awakening
The girl's gracile fingers
trace the edges of
the young man's belt buckle
moving slowly along the lines
of his chest...
Fourth of July,
Mid-town Manhattan
I'm sitting in sepulchral
jazz club waiting for the
band to begin,
while in a dark corner
two beautiful
young people
perform a ritual.
Recorded music,
Chet Baker sings, "Let's get lost in each other's arms."
...over the bicep
down his arm
to the wrist,
then back again.
Outside, Times Square
teaming with multitudes
treading the neon
Stations of the Cross.
I'm in a small town bubble
familiar images
the Statue of Liberty,
Radio City Music Hall
float past me like
picture postcards,
Until now, as the youngsters
move closer, kiss and embrace
over a bottle of wine
I haven't seen New York
Danny O'Bryan
7/15/03
Louisville-based O'Bryan writes: "The club was Birdland on the 4th of July last year and Louis Hayes' band was playing, but there were only 10 people in the house. Is that usual?"© 2003 Danny O'Bryan
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