considering the skyline

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After Andrew Bird’s “Pulaski at Night”

my heart is at the top of the Hancock building.
are you close by?
could I see you from the observation deck?
tell you the stories of city streets I knew once?
they’re different now — but I could try.
oh, sweet boy, I could sure try.

I’m hungry and heartfelt and wanting to tell you everything.

oh, love — where will I put my words if you’re not here soon?

Jacqueline Brown

Jacqueline Brown (b. 1988) is a native Chicagoan who now lives near bodies of water that, while large, are sadly not Lake Michigan. She is a Penn alumna and enthusiastic Friend of Kelly Writers House. Her work can be found in numerous places.

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