Black Point, Oahu 2004 by Kirby Wright

Here you can swim As far as you can go. The reef is not distant-- Soon you will be aware of its teeth. Bikinis and one pieces Cover the beach. An Asian girl searches for friends Along the seawall. She reminds me of what I lost, The years of crushes and failed loves. I?m there again getting crushed And losing all over again This time wearing Sunglasses, visor, marlin-blue trunks. The familiar sand Shifts beneath my weight.

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