revisiting poetry

So I've been reading poetry again. And working on a little bit, too.
I scratched this out in bed before falling asleep last night. I like it. But it's certainly still rough.


draft
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i thought it would be harder
i thought it would be work
until it wasn't


it was a softening--
just water lapping
and you said, "there's no better sound
than a dog drinking"

water lapping, up and against
but so calmly, kindly
calmly, kindly
i wasn't expecting that part.