Spitting cherry seeds into the wind,
breezing along the highway, heads back
laughing the day before their wedding, chins
dripping blood-red juice,
staining each other's mouths the color of love,
kissing their way into the future,
waiting for me to come,
waiting for me to be born.
Linda Orin is a teacher, writer, Byzantine icongrapher, and student of transforming spirituality in children and adults. She attends Seattle University.
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