Sailing

by Claudia Lamar

We were two stones sleeping in the desert,
when I woke up you were miles away,
I asked you why you left,
you said a strong wind had stolen you,
I asked if you still loved me,
you said yes and no,
I wanted to throw myself at you,
you said you and the wind were in love,
I asked what that felt like,
you said like sailing.

Claudia Lamar lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. She is the Founding Editor of Phantom Kangaroo and the Associate Poetry Editor of Red Fez Publications. Her poetry has been accepted by Clutching at Straws, [NERVE], Houston Literary Review, and Dinosaur Bees.