Canoe
Canoe.
I want to give you something,
the explanation of “twos.”
Noah did it with more in mind.
:an idea of struggle and give,
a lesson on how to swim –
it’s CPR (nothing is more personal.)
(But, you might not have time for this
and I might say the wrong thing –
can you hold on & listen for a moment?)
and I might say the wrong thing –
can you hold on & listen for a moment?)
There are pairs who
are willing to coexist
within larger groups –
a clown couple,
brothers & uncles,
daughters of the
Confederacy.
There was always a greater schema
in mind:
a troop, a parade, a sewing bee.
Here, we have to be in twos
for balance – two oars, two life preservers,
one of us on each end.
When we row, it’s for the sake of moving.
When we have to jump, we count to three.
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KELLY EDGEINGTON graduated from West Virginia University with a MFA in Poetry. She lives in Frederick MD, where she teaches high school English. Her work has appeared previously in Small Spiral Notebook.
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