Lullaby for Aldwyn

I know the difficulty
of the moon’s pulls
from the window
as you restlessly search
like a wave looks
for shore
while your arm is trapped
by the boulder
you, by
accident, moved here.
I, too, am afraid
I can't swim
away from my childhood
deep end. But I swear

moonlight
never gave up on me
even when I fell
asleep.
So as you reach
for harbor
I will end
my song softly
as I navigate
through
which notes to hold
in & which ones
to let go of.

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Dennis Etzel Jr. lives with their spouse Carrie and their boys in Topeka, Kansas, where he teaches English at Washburn University. My Secret Wars of 1984 (BlazeVOX 2015) was selected by The Kansas City Star as a Best Poetry Book of 2015. Fast-Food Sonnets (Coal City Review Press 2016) is a 2017 Kansas Notables Book selected by the State of Kansas Library.

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