i have always admired
your shoulders
the way you walk with confidence
and notice me with your gaze—
the me inside this cracking shell
i am your trembling chestnut
i have always admired
your shoulders
but give me the burning distraction
of your hands
© 2026 jennifer wagner
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it’s as if you’ve been here
my whole life long
threading moonlight
through my veins
us—
blushing strawberry,
palm-damp,
the first long kiss of summer,
electric-sweet,
buzzsoft cricket symphony,
ostinato, silvery
smooth-ending
the longest day worth waiting for
© 2026 jennifer wagner
poetic bloomings 599: the first day of summer/the longest day of the year (summer solstice)
for ian