dead in the water again
a ripple to the right of disbelief
a seaweed canopy of dreams
weightlessly suspended in the depths of unreal
popsicle
sandcastles 
and 
orange melon 
golf balls
a hotel room vacation summerside of fall
smelling streets and convenience stores
litter the urban Toronto glow with a haze
aimlessly wandering down countless blocks
ending up near the shore of tourists
shameless with their cameras and american id's
all for what i would wonder much later
driving back around the lakes
and thinking as the traffic light changed
I should have spent so much more time
backwards,walking 
a separation of distance and sounds
royalty of a different persuasion
head held in a shriveled hand
swinging back and forth with the sway
a misanthropist in a child's disguise

© Molly Miles