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Trigonometry of Self
Red tugboat pushes black barge.

Barge
shoves white water into air

water drops leap over

small part of river

then dive into self.

Barge exists.

River exists.

I exist.
Twinkle Tows
I midnight admired
a moonless
cloudy brownish sky.

Seeing twinkly-lit tugboats
nudge black rectangles home
spirited me.

All glided like effortless ducks.
I too skate on darkness
without drowning.
Tugboats and barges
Something small pushing something big
Something bright red nudging something black
Out to sea.

Most of our journey is alone
Every trip requires a loving force pushing us out
And when we’ve done our hard work
Tugging us home proudly.
Love