Au Natural
by Nico Mara-McKay


for JS

We shower at the same time,
_______But in different places.

Fix our way through space; somehow
_______we put ourselves together.

Meet for sushi, bond over
_______Japanese and a shared childhood,

green tea and current events.
_______Life isn't what we thought it'd be.

Shop for books along Bloor and,
_______as always, spend too much money.

Until martini hour when
_______We drink ourselves to solitude.






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