My Earthly Goods - for Fredrick

My Earthly Goods

They closed the park

and paved the lawn.

I don’t have more

than what my pockets

can hold, a couple

of avocados, lemons,

a kitten with no owner,

and so many kisses

for you…

Who at the end of the day

all you have are blisters,

a mild winter

that does not satisfy

your longing, and me,

and doubts, and who knows

what else?