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Kai River Blevins

Our hosts Logen Cure and I.S. Jones review their favs from our Fall 2017 issue!(Get caught up on Fall 2017 here: https://soundcloud.com/voicemailpoems/sets/voicemail-poems-fall-2017)This installment features poems by Kimiko Hirota, Austin Beaton, and Kai River Blevins. Music by TrueKey. (@truekey).&gt;&gt; The deadline to submit to our Winter Issue is December 1st:http://voicemailpoems.org/call&gt;&gt; Help us made more of these by supporting us on Patreon!http://patreon.com/voicemailpoems&gt;&gt; Review us on iTunes:https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/voicemail-poems-.org/id847081003

Our hosts Logen Cure and I.S. Jones review their favs from our Fall 2017 issue! (Get caught up on Fall 2017 here: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/voicemailpoems/sets/voicemail-poems-fall-2017" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/voicemailpoems/sets/voicemail-poems-fall-2017</a>) This installment features poems by Kimiko Hirota, Austin Beaton, and Kai River Blevins. Music by TrueKey. (@truekey). &gt;&gt; The deadline to submit to our Winter Issue is December 1st: <a href="http://voicemailpoems.org/call" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://voicemailpoems.org/call</a> &gt;&gt; Help us made more of these by supporting us on Patreon! <a href="http://patreon.com/voicemailpoems" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://patreon.com/voicemailpoems</a> &gt;&gt; Review us on iTunes: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/voicemail-poems-.org/id847081003" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/voicemail-poems-.org/id847081003</a>

*FALL 2017* Poems by Kimiko Hirota, Austin Beaton, & Kai River Blevins

The pink skies and dry airThe blue tongues and dark secretssoften like chalk pastelson our fingerprintsRemember picking up pineconesdiscovering the city by bikesurprised by anythingwe could dig and buryNine p.m. is fadingThe steepest sand hillis still sinkingand your hair isn’t short anymoreMy teeth are straight and my tires are flatand your dog has been dead for yearsSo we move on thinking we’re cleverswimming against the tidetoward our new fearsWe drive down one-waysin opposite directionsremembering our swingsetwhen country Taylor Swift playsWe used to want each other’s happy storiesthe way adults like sob storiesto donate to and feel better about themselvesWe used to hold up the moon with our feet, peace signs highpopcorn stuck in our gumsPhotographs veiled with dustat the back of our drawersI’m beginning to sleep before midnightwith the playroom blackThe door closedThe dolls lay closebut not touching---------------------------------------SUPPORT US ON PATREON: http://patreon.com/voicemailpoems http://voicemailpoems.org/guidelines http://facebook.com/voicemailpoems http://twitter.com/voicemailpoems http://voicemailpoems.org/thepodcast

The pink skies and dry air The blue tongues and dark secrets soften like chalk pastels on our fingerprints Remember picking up pinecones discovering the city by bike surprised by anything we could dig and bury Nine p.m. is fading The steepest sand hill is still sinking and your hair isn’t short anymore My teeth are straight and my tires are flat and your dog has been dead for years So we move on thinking we’re clever swimming against the tide toward our new fears We drive down one-ways in opposite directions remembering our swingset when country Taylor Swift plays We used to want each other’s happy stories the way adults like sob stories to donate to and feel better about themselves We used to hold up the moon with our feet, peace signs high popcorn stuck in our gums Photographs veiled with dust at the back of our drawers I’m beginning to sleep before midnight with the playroom black The door closed The dolls lay close but not touching --------------------------------------- SUPPORT US ON PATREON: <a href="http://patreon.com/voicemailpoems" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://patreon.com/voicemailpoems</a> <a href="http://voicemailpoems.org/guidelines" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://voicemailpoems.org/guidelines</a> <a href="http://facebook.com/voicemailpoems" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://facebook.com/voicemailpoems</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/voicemailpoems" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/voicemailpoems</a> <a href="http://voicemailpoems.org/thepodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://voicemailpoems.org/thepodcast</a>

"A Poem for My Old Best Friend" by Kimiko Hirota