Soft Tongue by Merritt Waldon

Sweet muse of this explosive heart
Call to you this morning
Out of the madness the river
Sings peculiar songs to this flesh
Hungry for one more kiss one more
Embrace

One more laugh during soft tongues
Mingling

In the background I hear your voice
“That isn’t home” & I smile knowing
That you will once again

Be where I am

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Merritt Waldon b 1974. Madison, Indiana. Has been published in numerous publications nationally and internationally. He has 5 books of poetry. His first: Oracles From A Strange Fire by Merritt Waldon and Ron Whitehead. (Cajun Mutt Press, 2020). He lives in Austin, Indiana.