blind
to a broadwing hawk
i squint to see just the drag of his dark shadow
roll over lincoln green leaves an oak has heaped
& holds
atop her head
i mean
just look at all this
hawk & oak
butter sun
silver cloud
look at all this
waiting
like an unopened soda can
quiet as a walk down old railroad tracks
patient as a steaming supper plate
sitting on the dinner table
going cold
Justin M. Robinson
Justin M. Robinson is a poet living in rural Texas. His poetry has won awards from the New York Public Library and the Poetry Society of Texas, and is the creative director of Northeast Texas Poetry in Schools.