SARAH THURSDAY

LANDING

You said, I miss you like
I was supposed to lay those words
on a kitchen counter between us.
Like I miss you wasn’t meant for the bedroom.
You text confessions like
I am supposed to grant you forgiveness.
Like your secrets aren’t a bare chest
in a quiet room we’re alone in.
You say you’re leaving her.
Like you’re the first man
who thought I’d wait for him.
Like I am a landing you come to rest on.
Like I am place and not woman
wanting my own escape.
My own confessions.
My own forgiveness.

Sarah Thursday is a poet, arts advocate, and music lover. She has been published in many fine journals and anthologies, interviewed by Poetry LA, and received a 2017 Best of the Net nomination. She has two full-length collections, All the Tiny Anchors and Conversations with Gravel. More info at SarahThursday.com.

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