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Heaven's Sprinkler
by: Sarah Konz

Pink stucco tickles my dark fingertips
Mamaw preaches don't leave the room
But I crave salty lips and stinging feet
I float to the beach, my feet barely
Graze the cement as I watch
Green geckos scramble under my feet
To light stucco pots with Florida palms
The Florida palms praise the sun
I hug the pink hotel
As I rest my eyes on
Baby blue and
Heavy cotton clouds

A drop falls from heaven, ice
My eyes wrinkle up
And I let it slide down my face
My mom always said rain was
Zach playing in heaven's sprinklers
Just as I take a breath to remember that
My friend now had wings,
Clouds begin to pour
And I dance
Across the white grains
Lifting my feet, careful not to burn
I can hear them calling for me but
I'm restless
Restless as the geckos dancing with me

Salt water runs around red painted
Toes splashing
Instinct controls me because for
The first time in awhile
I'm with Zach
I dance with my friend
Under heaven's sprinkler,
Geckos and Florida palms
Cheer us on and we put on
A show for the shells until
My toes get soggy and the tide
Thrusts against my knees