{"id":2247,"date":"2013-07-03T21:30:46","date_gmt":"2013-07-03T21:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fullofcrow.com\/poetry\/?page_id=2247"},"modified":"2013-07-03T21:30:46","modified_gmt":"2013-07-03T21:30:46","slug":"ryan-hardgrove-july-2013","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fullofcrow.com\/poetry\/archives\/ryan-hardgrove-july-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan Hardgrove, July 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

Very Little Matters<\/strong><\/p>\n

She leaves early in the morning,
\nthe sheets ruffled and flat next to me.
\nI hear the coffee mumble, miles away it seems.
\nShe drinks it while applying her make-up,
\nI like her without the face paint,
\nbut an honest day\u2019s work as a woman includes vanity.<\/p>\n

She re-enters the bedroom as a shadow,
\nseparate and solid.
\nShe leans down in the darkness,
\nand kisses my forehead,
\nand I push up, meeting her lips.
\nHer mouth polishes mine with mint flavored
\nspittle, cold and fresh.
\nShe walks out and the door closes,
\nand the dog jumps in bed with me.
\nThe morning sun pulls across the bed, her bed,
\nand her dresser, and pictures of her, and of
\nother people,
\nand I sleep.<\/p>\n

I wake at noon, shuffle to her fridge,
\n3 eggs, a tomato, and a beer.
\nI sit in her living room,
\nand stare at her blank widescreen TV.
\nI swallow the beer and pick up my notebook.
\nI feel undeserving and uninspired,
\nhow can this be my ticket?
\nI sit quietly, pulling at my beer,
\nthe traffic moving past the house,
\nlike the hands of a clock,
\nthe house, her house,
\nstretching and sighing.
\nAs my mind sifts for a comforting thought,
\na justifiable reason for this, for her,
\nmy pen begins to move.<\/p>\n

She comes home with the headlights,
\nlike candlelight on the walls.
\nShe comes home to me,
\nkisses my chin.
\nWe make love in her bed,
\nher dog in the corner.
\nShe falls asleep in my arms,
\nher breathing rhythmic and beautiful,
\nher face calm, complete,
\nAnd whatever I was feeling, or whatever I was thinking,
\nno longer matters.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

A 26 year old published poet and writer of short fiction from Pittsburgh, PA. \u00a0Hardgrove’s work has appeared, or is forthcoming, in Dead Snakes, Penny-Ante-Feud, The Spilling Ink Review, The Camel Saloon, Handful of Dust.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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