Weep Holes

Vandal Poem of the Day: October 12, 2021

 by Andrea Cohen

 We build these
 into the dream-

 house, holes drilled
 into window sills,

 so rainy days
 drain out. No

 dream’s complete
 without looking

 ahead, without
 seeing ourselves

 looking back
 at whom—

 dreaming—
 we’d been.
from EverythingFind more by Andrea Cohen at the library
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