today i sat in the school mall
thanking the government
for a loan that allows me
to sit without a worry
my first school vacation
will be tomorrow
to canada where
erie and ontaraio lakes
connect with a torrent
in honor of
father louis hennepin
i will french fold desire for you
i will reflect how the thunder
of water over the banks can not
hide the subtle excitement
of your kiss
now i will imagine i am
sliding my arm under yours
reaching across your back to
your shoulder and holding you
and we will take down in
a comic french folding
of knees and elbows
that arrives like mail
from a foreign country
with an indigenous dialect