Out of the cool blue, my oldest friends,
The hot spiral temper of the horse—
The hot spiral temper of the horse,
Petting old resentments, bitter rats,
Petting old resentments, bitter rats,
I don’t know how to be new again,
In cool blue elegance, I am new again,
Chalk drawings, dogs, the suburban faces,
The suburban faces turning inward
And slowly, they begin to use their hands,
They begin to use their hands, they are new,
Eyeing our unstoppable resentments,
I am eyeing my unstoppable resentments,
Out of the cool blue, my oldest friends.
Alissa Norton is a native of Colorado who lives and works in the Denver Metro area. She holds an MFA in Poetry from Colorado State University and moonlights as a retreat producer, stand up paddleboard enthusiast, creative maker, writer, and life coach. Her work has appeared in a handful of journals and anthologies.
