Take 2
What if instead of a baby in the reeds it was a radio
and as my hands fumbled for the dial the surface of the water caught in waves an unseen audio signal
and I communicated with the face of the deep
What if I was shallow
but longed to speak in the
language which has a word
for the calm surface of a lake
being mirror-like in the rain
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Take 1
Radio in the reeds floating towards her
hands fumbling for the surface
the exposed wires and the shiny metal
making peace with the calm surface of the water
there is a language which has a word
for the calm surface of a lake
being mirror-like in the rain