Detour

Scott Leonardi
Nov 7 · 1 min read
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Full steam ahead
Head full of steam
Old brown water splashes sense into sizzle.
Knee bumping out of rhythm
to a lo-fi muse
Looking for a torrent
only find a drizzle.
Fingers sweat in poetic fever
Unexpected detours
are great
for catching nails in your tires
Doesn’t matter.
The pants on your ass
are the best makeshift wings
and the sky
is where I choose to flap
these jeans

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Scott Leonardi

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Just another guy paddling into the alphabet ocean, lookin’ to be a true scuba. Writer of stories, screenplays, poetry and more. All found at mossmansupreme.com

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