Thursday, March 21, 2019

luck

many years ago, i
had unprotected sex with
a total stranger
on a public beach.

he was really cute.

the cops didn't show up.

i didn't get sick.

in fact,
everything turned out fine.

whew.

--Carl Miller Daniels (This poem also appears in Chiron Review, Issue 114, Winter 2018.)

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