Anthology

Gravity

Gene Rhea Tucker

 

Gravity pulls you down
That’s a fact
Her kiss quickens your blood
The wind waves discreet goodbyes in her hair
That cool damp clay beneath your feet
       Is you
And the sparkling starshine on the river’s surface
       Is you
Your only curse is your hermit’s soul
Like some faded cowboy on a gallows pole
Fourteen seconds until midnight comes
And passes with a fleeting smile
She places memories in your heart
Songs pick and tear them out
Like a villain you’re headed south
For points west
       And free