Seaside
By Andrea Cohen
Before the day at the beach,
we scouted out the day
at the beach, because
nothing happens without
planning, because we had
to plant the sand and
the idea of happiness.
We had to haul in
the water. All our
pleasures were forays
into wilds, were carry
in and out—like
our bodies, which
glistened, and were gone.
Copyright Credit: Andrea Cohen, "Seaside" from Everything. Copyright © 2021 by Andrea Cohen. Reprinted by permission of Four Way Books, www.fourwaybooks.com.
Source: Everything (Four Way Books, 2021)