Stuck in the Middle

Through halls of unwritten law,
I walk
with uneven steps
behind footprints of change
listening

to her dramas of song
with no manual or
directions to guide.
I walk a slippery line

trying to keep up
guessing
on the moment to give love
and when to lay down the law.

I see
the girl no more
grown heads above mine
eyeing the tree she once climbed
the child left behind.

© River Urke 2013

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Eleventh Dual Poem by Charles and I – the tear

slpmartin & I have been writing Dual Poetry together for three years off and on.  This is the last of a collection we are publishing online. The rest will be found in our chapbook of Dual Poetry to be released in August 2013 by Twowolvz Press.

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Dual Poetry: a prearranged poetry writing challenge between two people to evolve a new poem where each writer must respond to the other writer’s lines (4 -5 ) until both parties agree that the poem is complete.

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Dual Poetry by slpmartin & me — The Gift

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This is the tenth poem Charlie/slpmartin and I have written together with Dual Poetry. We write via email and have yet to meet.

Duel Poetry: a prearranged poetry writing challenge between two people to evolve a new poem where each writer must respond to the other writer’s lines (4 -5 ) until both parties agree that the poem is complete.

Soon we will publishing them.