Nightswimming
deserves a
quiet night
The photograph
on the dashboard
taken years ago
turned around
backwards so the
windshield shows
Every streetlight
reveals the picture
in reverse
Still it's
so much clearer
I forgot my shirt at
the water's edge
The moon is
low tonight
Nightswimming
deserves a
quiet night
I'm not sure
all these
people understand
It's not like
years ago
The fear of
getting caught
of recklessness
and water
They cannot
see me naked
These things
they go away
replaced by everyday
Nightswimming
remembering
that night
September's
coming soon
I'm pining
for the moon
And what if there
were two
Side by side
in orbit
Around the
fairest sun
That bright
tight forever drum
could not describe
nightswimming
You I thought
I knew you
You I cannot judge
You I thought
you knew me
this one laughing
quietly
underneath
my breath
Nightswimming
The photograph
reflects
every streetlight
a reminder
Nightswimming
deserves a
quiet night
deserves a
quiet night