I Used to Be Smart.

i saw a zombie in the park yesterday.
he lilted along, early in the morning dragging
one foot behind the other, leaving tracks
in the dewy grass, no doubt looking for
some commuter to make his breakfast.
and i saw a zombie shuffling up the street
arms spread wide, shoulders at odd, varying heights
galloping toward some straggler
who will substitute for
cold cereal and stale muffins.

and i remember what it was like that night
when i spun you around to a song i had heard
too many times to even notice that it was playing
and i remember how wevpulled against each
other so that if either of us let go we would
have fallen to a heap on the floor.
and i remembered as we made our circle on
that floor that everything dissolved behind us
and everything was a blur but the smiles
that we couldn’t possibly wipe from our faces.

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