Indigo

I prayed that your song

would inspire a word

or two

shadow of the moon, humming glow

half yours, half mine

tithing each smile

to the sand in your teeth

trying to meet

each person

wherever they are

on their own path

while never forgetting

ours

recklessly we

crisscross and trample

the narrow lines between us

but sometimes we dance

Scott Thomas Outlar hosts the site 17Numa.com where links to his published poetry, fiction, essays, interviews, reviews, live events, and books can be found. His work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net. Scott was a recipient of the 2017 Setu Magazine Award for Excellence in the field of literature. His words have been translated into Afrikaans, Albanian, Dutch, Farsi, French, Italian, Kurdish, and Serbian. His radio podcast, Songs of Selah, airs weekly on 17Numa Radio.