2 March 2002 | Vol. 2, No. 1
The Last Time at the First Gate
the fists
of an ugly bruised sky
beat the thick glass of the terminal,
its thunder serenading
the last few moments of us
before us
became you
and I
I watched you enter the plane,
stayed until you left the
Runaway,
then went home
and locked the screen door behind me.
About the author:
Clint Meadows attended Ohio University. He now lives in Columbus.
For further reading:
See the complete list of work by Clint Meadows at 42opus. Browse the contents of 42opus Vol. 2, No. 1, where "The Last Time at the First Gate" ran on March 2, 2002. List other work with these same labels: poetry.
